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Alan Evans

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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Alan Evans

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 8 trainee awards (8 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Exergaming Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial Rare Disease Registry-Based Trial Rehabilitation Spinal Muscular Atrophy Wearable Technology Mri

Latest papers

Visual Cortical Response Variability in Infants at High Familial Likelihood for Autism.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
Human cortical organoids recapitulate inter-individual variability in infant brain-growth trajectories.
Cell stem cell · 2026
Comprehensive analysis platform to understand, remedy, and eliminate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (CAPTURE ALS): Study protocol for a Canadian multicenter, multimodal, longitudinal observational study.
PloS one · 2025

All 58 publications

Latest funding

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging: Application for Phase III CCNA Operations Centre
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,555,200
Exergaming registry-based trial promoting physical activity in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$444,274
Exergaming registry-based trial promoting physical activity in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,777,095

All 33 grants and awards

58 publications.

Visual Cortical Response Variability in Infants at High Familial Likelihood for Autism.

Dickinson A, Booth M, Huberty S, Ryan D, Campbell A, Girault JB, Miller N, Lau B, Zempel J, Webb SJ, Elison J, Lee AK, Estes A, Dager SR, Hazlett H, Wolff J, Schultz R, Marrus N, Evans A, Piven J, Pruett JR, Jeste S

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.05.709374 PMID: 41959289

Human cortical organoids recapitulate inter-individual variability in infant brain-growth trajectories.

Glass MR, Matoba N, Beltran AA, Patel NK, Farah TM, Eswar K, Bhargava S, Huang K, Curtin I, Ahmed S, Srivastava M, Drake E, Davis LT, Yeturi M, Sun K, Love MI, Simon JM, John TS, Marrus N, Pandey J, Estes A, Dager S, Schultz RT, Botteron K, Evans A, Kim SH, Styner M, McKinstry RC, Collins DL, Volk H, Benke K, Zwaigenbaum L, Hazlett H, Beltran AS, Girault JB, Shen MD, Piven J, Stein JL, Infant Brain Imaging Study Network

Cell stem cell2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2025.12.001 PMID: 41435817

Comprehensive analysis platform to understand, remedy, and eliminate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (CAPTURE ALS): Study protocol for a Canadian multicenter, multimodal, longitudinal observational study.

Saunders N, Magnussen C, Kang H, Blais M, Bhinder H, Pfeffer G, Genuis SK, Bouvier L, Anand T, Abou-Haidar R, Abrahao A, Boivin MN, Bowser R, Bubela T, Chiappini J, Das S, Dhanoa A, Dupré N, Evans A, Ferry N, Frater Y, Genge A, Graham SJ, Greiner R, Medina YI, Johnston WS, Jones KE, Karamchandani J, Kriz J, Luth W, Matte G, Rogaeva E, Robertson J, Seres P, Tam F, Taylor D, Tremblay-Desbiens C, Velde CV, Yunusova Y, Zinman L, Kalra S

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332430 PMID: 41343582

Association between Brain Structure and Cognitive Ability during Adolescence: Insights from a Comprehensive Large-Scale Analysis of 9 to 15 Year-Olds.

Yan J, Iturria-Medina Y, Bezgin G, Toussaint PJ, Xie K, He L, Chen J, Hilger K, Genç E, Evans A, Karama S

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.18.599653 PMID: 40909731

Statistical properties of functional connectivity MRI enrichment analysis in school-age autism research.

Ferguson AS, Nishino T, Girault JB, Hazlett HC, Schultz RT, Marrus N, Styner M, Torres-Gomez S, Gerig G, Evans A, Dager SR, Estes AM, Zwaigenbaum L, Pandey J, John TS, Piven J, Pruett JR, Todorov AA, IBIS Network

Developmental cognitive neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101534 PMID: 40022940

Author Correction: The architecture of the human default mode network explored through cytoarchitecture, wiring and signal flow.

Paquola C, Garber M, Frässle S, Royer J, Zhou Y, Tavakol S, Rodriguez-Cruces R, Cabalo DG, Valk S, Eickhoff SB, Margulies DS, Evans A, Amunts K, Jefferies E, Smallwood J, Bernhardt BC

Nature neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-01900-x PMID: 39934304

The architecture of the human default mode network explored through cytoarchitecture, wiring and signal flow.

Paquola C, Garber M, Frässle S, Royer J, Zhou Y, Tavakol S, Rodriguez-Cruces R, Cabalo DG, Valk S, Eickhoff SB, Margulies DS, Evans A, Amunts K, Jefferies E, Smallwood J, Bernhardt BC

Nature neuroscience2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01868-0 PMID: 39875581

Brain volumes, cognitive, and adaptive skills in school-age children with Down syndrome.

Grzadzinski R, Mata K, Bhatt AS, Jatkar A, Garic D, Shen MD, Girault JB, St John T, Pandey J, Zwaigenbaum L, Estes A, Shen AM, Dager S, Schultz R, Botteron K, Marrus N, Styner M, Evans A, Kim SH, McKinstry R, Gerig G, Piven J, Hazlett H, IBIS Network

Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders2024

DOI: 10.1186/s11689-024-09581-6 PMID: 39701965

Multi-site EEG studies in early infancy: Methods to enhance data quality.

Dickinson A, Booth M, Daniel M, Campbell A, Miller N, Lau B, Zempel J, Webb SJ, Elison J, Lee AKC, Estes A, Dager S, Hazlett H, Wolff J, Schultz R, Marrus N, Evans A, Piven J, Pruett JR, Jeste S, IBIS Network

Developmental cognitive neuroscience2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101425 PMID: 39163782

Cortical thickness and childhood eating behaviors: differences according to sex and age, and relevance for eating disorders.

Breton E, Khundrakpam B, Jeon S, Evans A, Booij L

Eating and weight disorders : EWD2024

DOI: 10.1007/s40519-024-01675-3 PMID: 39028377

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging: Application for Phase III CCNA Operations Centre

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Anderson, Nicole D; Andrew, Melissa K; Badhwar, Amanpreet; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bhangu, Jaspreet S; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Brewster, Paul W; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Darvesh, Sultan; DeMarco, Mari; Dixon, Roger A; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Feldman, Howard; Fisk, John D; Geddes, Maiya R; Lim, Andrew S; Masellis, Mario; McAiney, Carrie A; Mclaurin, Joanne; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Nygaard, Haakon B; O'Connell, Megan E; Phillips, Natalie A; Rajah, Maria N; Roach, Pamela Marie; Robillard, Julie; Rockwood, Kenneth; Smith, Eric E; Villeneuve, Sylvia C; Waldron, Ingrid R; Walker, Jennifer

Keywords: Biomarkers; Brain Imaging; Cognition; Dementia; Diagnosis; Edi; Indigenous Cognitive Health; Knowledge Mobilization; Prevention; Risk Factors

$20,555,200

Exergaming registry-based trial promoting physical activity in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Oskoui, Maryam; Smith, Maureen M; Evans, Alan C; Iturria Medina, Yasser; Levac, Danielle E; Potter, Elizabeth K

Keywords: Exergaming; Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial; Rare Disease; Registry-Based Trial; Rehabilitation; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Wearable Technology

$444,274

Exergaming registry-based trial promoting physical activity in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Oskoui, Maryam; Smith, Maureen M; Evans, Alan C; Iturria Medina, Yasser; Levac, Danielle E; Potter, Elizabeth K

Keywords: Exergaming; Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial; Rare Disease; Registry-Based Trial; Rehabilitation; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Wearable Technology

$1,777,095

Cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes (DiCog Study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: DM/TS - Geroscience, Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease

Principal investigators: Morais, José A; Rahme, Elham; Rosa-Neto, Pedro; Spaic, Tamara; Theberge, Jean

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease Pathology; Cerebrovascular Disease; Cognitive Decline; Cohort Study; Hyperglycemia; Machine Learning; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Neuronally Derived Plasma Extracellular Vesicles; Type 2 Diabetes; Vascular Complications

$10,000

Characterization of typical and atypical brain development

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Evans, Alan C

Keywords: Brain Development; Cognitive Development; Computational Modeling; Machine-Learning; Mental Health; Neuroimaging

$696,150

Phase Two of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Anderson, Nicole D; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Bherer, Louis; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Carrier, Julie; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Dixon, Roger A; Ducharme, Simon; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Eintracht, Shaun; Evans, Alan C; Fahnestock, Margaret; Feldman, Howard; Ferland, Guylaine; Fisk, John D; Gan-Or, Ziv; Giguère, Anik; Herrmann, Nathan; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Lanctôt, Krista L; Lim, Andrew S; Mackenzie, Ian R; Masellis, Mario; Maxwell, Colleen J; McGilton, Katherine S; Mclaurin, Joanne; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Nygaard, Haakon B; O'Connell, Megan E; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rapoport, Mark J; Robillard, Julie; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rogaeva, Ekaterina; Rosa-Neto, Pedro; Rylett, Jane R; Seitz, Dallas P; Siminovitch, Katherine A; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Vedel, Isabelle; Walker, Jennifer; Wittich, Walter

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Dementia; Diagnosis; Prevention; Quality Of Life; Sex; Treatment

$31,625,000

The Canadian Brain Research Strategy (International Brain Initiative Canadian Secretariat)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Network Catalyst Grants - International Brain Initiative Canadian Secretariat

Principal investigators: De Koninck, Yves; Groetzinger, Deanna; Illes, Judy; Menard, Caroline

Keywords: Addiction; Artificial Intelligence; Brain; Mental Health; Nervous System; Networking; Neuroethics; Neurological Disorders; Neurotechnologies; Spinal Cord

$1,499,534

Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration: a multi-modal and longitudinal neuroimging study

SupervisorCIHR2018CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Zeighami, Yashar

Keywords: Aging; Brain Networks; Dementia; Machine Learning; Multivariate Statistics; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Neuroimaging

$135,000

Neurobehavioral correlates of vascular risk factors and depression

SupervisorCIHR2016CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Garcia Garcia, Isabel

Keywords: Affective Disorders; Aging; Brain Connectivity; Cognitive Function; Depression; Hypertension; Neuroimaging; Obesity; Vascular Pathology

$135,000

System-wide environmental perturbations transform understanding of relationships between high-dimensional data, exposures, and phenotypes

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Greenwood, Celia M; Labbe, Aurelie

Keywords: Data Integration; Dimension Reduction; Gene-Environment Interaction; High Dimensional Modelling; Penalization; Prediction Modelling; Statistical Methods In Genomics

$236,995

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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Alan Evans

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Latest funding

Visual Cortical Response Variability in Infants at High Familial Likelihood for Autism.

Human cortical organoids recapitulate inter-individual variability in infant brain-growth trajectories.

Comprehensive analysis platform to understand, remedy, and eliminate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (CAPTURE ALS): Study protocol for a Canadian multicenter, multimodal, longitudinal observational study.

Association between Brain Structure and Cognitive Ability during Adolescence: Insights from a Comprehensive Large-Scale Analysis of 9 to 15 Year-Olds.

Statistical properties of functional connectivity MRI enrichment analysis in school-age autism research.

Author Correction: The architecture of the human default mode network explored through cytoarchitecture, wiring and signal flow.

The architecture of the human default mode network explored through cytoarchitecture, wiring and signal flow.

Brain volumes, cognitive, and adaptive skills in school-age children with Down syndrome.

Multi-site EEG studies in early infancy: Methods to enhance data quality.

Cortical thickness and childhood eating behaviors: differences according to sex and age, and relevance for eating disorders.

Frequent collaborators

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Jonathan Smallwood

Sherif Karama

Alain Dagher

Yashar Zeighami

Denis Richard

Sanjeev Kumar

Neha Bhutani

Laurent Biertho

Yasser Iturria Medina

Patricia Conrod

Stephanie Fulton

Alexander Thiel

Ekaterina Rogaeva

Kenneth Rockwood

Judes Poirier

Andrea Bernasconi

Russell Greiner

Linda Booij

Ian Mackenzie

Howard Chertkow

Mario Masellis

Sanjay Kalra

Melissa Andrew

Serge Gauthier