Ã山ǿ¼é will launch an ambitious effort to advance understanding of the human brain and ease the burden of neurological and mental-health disorders, thanks to an $84 million, seven-year grant announced today under the federal government's Canada First Excellence Research Fund (CFREF).
The program, Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives, will build on Ã山ǿ¼é's leading position in neuroscience to make the university a global hub for brain research – one of the major frontiers for 21st century medicine.