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February 18, 2025

How the brain heals itself: UBC researchers identify key cells that help with stroke recovery

A groundbreaking study led by UBC researchers sheds light on how the brain begins to heal itself after a stroke, offering new hope for improving recovery. In a new paper published in Nature Neuroscience, Dr. Brian MacVicar and his team have identified specific brain cells that play critical roles in rebuilding blood vessels and repairing tissue. This discovery could pave…

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Dr. Beatriz Rico and Dr. Oscar Marin

February 27

2215 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3 Canada

Speaker: Dr. Beatriz Rico, King’s College London Title: Assembly of cortical neurons in a dynamic circuit In our daily life, animal behaviours rely on precise connectivity between neurons in the brain that can be modulated by experience. In the mammalian cerebral cortex, these connections reach an extraordinary complexity. How are these cortical circuitries built? How they respond to activity and…

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