A word from the director

The Regroupement Neuroimagerie / Québec (RNQ) is a consortium bringing together the different strengths in neurosciences from all components of the Université de Montréal, whether from the campus or from the research centers of the affiliated hospitals. It also includes a number of research teams from other Québec universities (UQÀM, Sherbrooke, McGill).

The goal of the RNQ is to make available a number of neuroimaging infrastructures in order to allow the use of neuroimaging in all areas of neurosciences using humans or animal models. Under the initiative of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, the consortium received substantial support from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Gouvernement du Québec which allowed for the construction of the neuroimaging unit (UNF) at the Institute. This infrastructure is an addition to the one already in place at the CHUM --- and currently being updated --- which allowed to launch research using neuroimaging techniques over the last ten years.

The RNQ infrastructures foster the collaborative synergy between its different research teams. The technical infrastructures available at the UNF and the CHUM will allow for cutting-edge research in basic, clinical and cognitive neurosciences. The research program of the RNQ focuses in particular on the human development, aging and the use of animal models for neurological diseases.

Experimental Platforms

The regroupement Neuroimagerie Québec (RNQ) has two experimental platforms:

1. IUGM's Unité de neuroimagerie fonctionnelle (UNF)

• A 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging system
• High density evoked potentials
• Optical imaging

2. Notre-Dame (CHUM) MRI suite

• 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging system