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Louis Bherer

ResearcherConcordia University

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Louis Bherer

Researcher

Health Sciences

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
81 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 30 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 NSERC), most recently in 2015.

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187

Publications

110

Citations

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186

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Grants

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Research

Aging Cognition Health And Brain Function Mobility

Latest papers

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.
Physiology & behavior · 2026
Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.
GeroScience · 2026 · senior author
Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.
Preventive medicine reports · 2026

All 187 publications

Latest funding

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,254,600
Brain health in females across the adult lifespan: quantitative imaging of the effect of estradiol, arterial stiffness, and inflammation on the brain
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$451,352

All 8 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 187 publications.

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.

Camins-Vila N, Bermudo-Gallaguet A, Rostami S, Dacosta-Aguayo R, Escarré-Grifell J, Ferrer-Uris B, Busquets A, Bherer L, Mataró M

Physiology & behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2026.115351 PMID: 42002184

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Mury P, Jaulgey K, Vrinceanu T, Pothier K, Berryman N, Intzandt B, Lussier M, Vu TM, Nigam A, Bosquet L, Karelis AD, Li KZH, Bherer L

GeroScience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-026-02522-2 PMID: 42744957

Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.

Gudas-Cantin C, Dionne V, Gayda M, Gagnon D, Ouellet M, Bherer L, Gagnon C, Iglesies-Grau J

Preventive medicine reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103562 PMID: 42519658

Editorial: Advancing physical activity behavior change: the potential of serious digital health technologies.

Manser P, Ketelhut S, Graf ES, Attoh-Mensah E, Temprado JJ, Bherer L

Frontiers in psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1929995 PMID: 42591127

Improving cognition through lifestyle-induced remission of type 2 diabetes: findings from DIABEPIC-2.

Ouellet M, Gudas-Cantin C, Dionne V, Gagnon C, Gayda M, Besnier F, Latour É, Badas C, Desmarais S, Camins-Vila N, Bherer L, Iglesies-Grau J, Mailhot T

Acta diabetologica2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00592-026-02755-9 PMID: 42484699

Cognition in Chronic Heart Failure: Advancing Knowledge for Better Prevention Through Remote Assessment.

Blanchette CA, Besnier F, Grau JI, Dupuy EG, Gagnon C, Vincent T, Rouleau JL, Racine N, Tournoux F, Vitali P, Belleville S, Apullan FJ, Bherer L

CJC open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.02.009 PMID: 42327443

Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.

Bherer L, Besnier F, Gagnon C, Vrinceanu T, Vincent T, Mohammadi H, Gauthier C, Duquesne C, Blanchette CA, Bérubé B, Said SN, Iglesies-Grau J, L'Allier P, Boulet J, Nigam A, Dionne V, Benhalima H, Dubé MP, Duchesne S, Belleville S, Brassard P, Gagnon D, Lesage F, Gayda M, Soucy JP, Bouabdallaoui N, Liu-Ambrose T, Barha C, Poirier J, Éric Thorin, Vu M, Tournoux F, Vitali P, O'Meara E, Racine N, Rouleau JL

CJC open2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.02.014 PMID: 42327429

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Gayda M, Trachsel LD, Besnier F, Boidin M, Lalongé J, Bherer L, Juneau M, Leprêtre PM, Nigam A

European journal of applied physiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-026-06146-4 PMID: 41739167

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Sanami S, Rezaei A, Tremblay SA, Potvin-Jutras Z, Sabra D, Intzandt B, Gagnon C, Mainville-Berthiaume A, Wright L, Gayda M, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x251413924 PMID: 41543005

Model Analysis of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8: Can Physical Activity Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk Among Low-Income Individuals?

Nemati D, Naliyatthaliyazchayil P, Bherer L, Lim K, Keith N, Kaushal N

Journal of the American Heart Association2026

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.043789 PMID: 42132172

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Karen Zown-Hua; Campos, Jennifer L

Keywords: Aging; Cognitive Training; Driving; Executive Functions; Exercise Training; Hearing Loss; Mobility; Multitasking; Near-Infrared Spectroscopy; Walking

$1,254,600

Brain health in females across the adult lifespan: quantitative imaging of the effect of estradiol, arterial stiffness, and inflammation on the brain

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Gauthier, Claudine

Keywords: Brain Imaging; Cerebral Metabolism; Cerebrovascular Health; Endothelial Health; Estradiol And Menopause; Female Aging; Inflammation; Lifespan; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Vascular Stiffness

$100,000

Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Karen Zown-Hua

Keywords: Age-Related Hearing Loss; Auditory Working Memory; Cognitive Training; Dual-Task Performance; Electroencephalography (Eeg); Everyday Activity; Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (Fnirs); Gait Analysis; Mobility; Virtual Reality

$451,352

Combined effects of acute exercise and sleep restriction on cognition

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dang-Vu, Thien Thanh

Keywords: Cognition; Electroencephalography; Exercise; Memory; Sleep

$585,226

An investigation of the effects of physical exercise on the central nervous system processes underlying the maintenance of chronic low back pain.

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Roy, Mathieu

Keywords: Brain Imaging; Chronic Low Back Pain; Pain; Physical Exercise; Stress

$100,000

Cognitive plasticity of executive control mechanisms: Effects of computerized training, Individual differences, Training/Transfer specificity

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bherer, Louis

$156,840

Novel portable technologies to track the heart-brain connection in older adult populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Bherer, Louis

$20,500

The impact of hearing impairment on mobility in older adults: Moving from lab to life

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Li, Karen Zown-Hua

Keywords: 3d Motion Analysis; Balance; Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Performance; Dual-Task Training; Dynamic Posturography; Gait; Healthy Aging; Presbycusis; Speech Processing; Virtual Reality Simulation

$307,978

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Louis Bherer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.

Editorial: Advancing physical activity behavior change: the potential of serious digital health technologies.

Improving cognition through lifestyle-induced remission of type 2 diabetes: findings from DIABEPIC-2.

Cognition in Chronic Heart Failure: Advancing Knowledge for Better Prevention Through Remote Assessment.

Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Model Analysis of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8: Can Physical Activity Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk Among Low-Income Individuals?

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life

Brain health in females across the adult lifespan: quantitative imaging of the effect of estradiol, arterial stiffness, and inflammation on the brain

Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life

Combined effects of acute exercise and sleep restriction on cognition

An investigation of the effects of physical exercise on the central nervous system processes underlying the maintenance of chronic low back pain.

Cognitive plasticity of executive control mechanisms: Effects of computerized training, Individual differences, Training/Transfer specificity

Novel portable technologies to track the heart-brain connection in older adult populations

The impact of hearing impairment on mobility in older adults: Moving from lab to life

Frequent collaborators

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Anil Nigam

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Manuel Montero Odasso

Sarah Fraser

Sylvie Belleville

Sylvie Belleville

Olivier Beauchet

Daniel Gagnon

Mark Speechley

Olivier Beauchet

Julien Cohen-Adad

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Mathieu Roy

Jean-Claude Tardif

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jean-Claude Tardif

Simon Duchesne

Howard Chertkow

Claudine Gauthier

Laura Middleton

Julien Doyon

Martin Lepage

Mathieu Roy

Natalie Phillips

Anne-Julie Tessier

Guylaine Ferland

Martin Lepage

Karen Li

Jeff Healey

Robert Bartha

Michael Borrie

Tony Szturm

Sven Joubert

Mario Masellis

Andrew Lim

Amritanshu Pandey

David Conen