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Etienne De Villers-Sidani
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Research
Latest papers
Whole-brain cholinergic modulation following computerized cognitive training in healthy older adults: a [18F]FEOBV PET study.
GeroScience · 2026 · senior author
Short-term hearing aid use reduces auditory cortical responses to speech-in-noise listening among older adults with age-related hearing loss.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026 · senior author
Oculomotor indicators of cognitive performance are modulated by neurodegeneration.
Frontiers in neurology · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $573,750
Neuroplastic impacts of hearing augmentation on cognitive abilities
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
- $516,376
Maladaptive neuroplasticity in the rodent auditory cortex underlying the pathophysiology of tinnitus
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
- $282,000
Role of sensory experience in the regulation of plasticity in the developing, adult and aging brain
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
30 publications.
Whole-brain cholinergic modulation following computerized cognitive training in healthy older adults: a [18F]FEOBV PET study.
de Figueiredo Pelegrino A, Toussaint PJ, Attarha M, Ouellet L, Grant SJ, Van Vleet T, de Villers-Sidani E
Short-term hearing aid use reduces auditory cortical responses to speech-in-noise listening among older adults with age-related hearing loss.
Becker KM, Voss P, Martinez-Moreno ZE, Prévost F, Zeitouni A, Valdes AL, de Villers-Sidani E
Oculomotor indicators of cognitive performance are modulated by neurodegeneration.
Voss P, Koch NA, Thomas ME, Giacomini PS, De Villers-Sidani E
Effects of Computerized Cognitive Training on Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Levels using [18F]Fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol Positron Emission Tomography in Healthy Older Adults: Results from the Improving Neurological Health in Aging via Neuroplasticity-based Computerized Exercise (INHANCE) Randomized Clinical Trial.
Attarha M, de Figueiredo Pelegrino A, Ouellet L, Toussaint PJ, Grant SJ, Van Vleet T, de Villers-Sidani E
Bringing Executive Function Testing Online: Assessment Validation Study.
Attarha M, Carolina de Figueiredo Pelegrino A, Ouellet L, Grant SJ, de Villers-Sidani E, Van Vleet T
Association of a Brief Computerized Cognitive Assessment With Cholinergic Neurotransmission: Assessment Validation Study.
Attarha M, De Figueiredo Pelegrino A, Ouellet L, Toussaint PJ, Grant SJ, Van Vleet T, de Villers-Sidani E
Acoustic Enrichment Prevents Early Life Stress-Induced Disruptions in Sound Azimuth Processing.
An P, Fang Y, Cheng Y, Liu H, Yang W, Shan Y, de Villers-Sidani E, Zhang G, Zhou X
Cholinergic neurotransmission in the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with cognitive performance in healthy older adults: Baseline characteristics of the Improving Neurological Health in Aging via Neuroplasticity-based Computerized Exercise (INHANCE) trial.
Pelegrino AF, Attarha M, Toussaint PJ, Ouellet L, Grant SJ, Van Vleet T, de Villers-Sidani E
Prediction of hearing aid cognitive outcomes in age-related hearing loss.
Voss P, Martinez-Moreno ZE, Prévost F, Zeitouni A, Lopez Valdes A, de Villers-Sidani E
Improving Neurological Health in Aging Via Neuroplasticity-Based Computerized Exercise: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Attarha M, de Figueiredo Pelegrino AC, Toussaint PJ, Grant SJ, Van Vleet T, de Villers-Sidani E
Neuroplastic impacts of hearing augmentation on cognitive abilities
Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne
Keywords: Aging; Brain Plasticity; Cognition; Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss; Magnetoencephalography
Maladaptive neuroplasticity in the rodent auditory cortex underlying the pathophysiology of tinnitus
Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne
Keywords: Behavior; Brain Plasticity; Chemogenetics; Dysplasticity; Electrophysiology; Tinnitus
Role of sensory experience in the regulation of plasticity in the developing, adult and aging brain
Principal investigators: DeVillersSidani, Etienne
Neuroplastic mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of tinnitus
Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne
Keywords: Auditory; Brain Imaging; Brain Plasticity; Magnetoencephalography; Tinnitus
Action for Positive Brain Health Now
Principal investigators: Fellows, Lesley K; Brouillette, Marie-Josee; Mayo, Nancy E
Keywords: Aging; Cerebrovascular Disease; Healthy Living; Hiv; Hiv-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders; Mood Disorders; Motivation; Neuroimaging; Neuroplasticity; Stigma
Action for Positive Brain Health Now
Principal investigators: Fellows, Lesley K; Brouillette, Marie-Josee; Mayo, Nancy E
Keywords: Adherence; Aging; Cerebrovascular Disease; Hiv; Hiv-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders; Mood Disorders; Motivation; Neuroimaging; Neuroplasticity; Rehabilitation
Role of auditory experience in the regulation of plasticity in the developing and adult brain
Principal investigators: deVillersSidani, Etienne
Understanding the Rules of Plasticity in the Aging Brain
Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne
Keywords: Age-Related Perceptual Decline; Aging; Auditory System; Cortical Mapping; Electrophysiology; Gaba; Hearing; Inhibition; Parvalbumin; Plasticity And Repair
Understanding the Rules of Plasticity in the Aging Brain
Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne
Keywords: Aging; Auditory Cortex; Auditory Processing; Cortical Mapping; Experience-Dependent Plasticity; Inhibition; Intra-Cortical Electrophysiology; Parvalbumin; Regulation Of Plasticity; Somatostatin
Understanding and Improving Brain Health in HIV Now
Principal investigators: Fellows, Lesley K; Brouillette, Marie-Josee
Keywords: Aging; Cognition; Exercise; Health Outcomes; Hiv; Measurement; Mental Health; Neuroplasticity; Quality Of Life; Self-Management
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Serge Gauthier and Serge Gauthier: 256 shared papers
- Serge Gauthier and Pedro Rosa-Neto: 168 shared papers
- Pedro Rosa-Neto and Serge Gauthier: 148 shared papers
- Philippe Huot and Philippe Huot: 89 shared papers
- Pedro Rosa-Neto and Paramita Saha Chaudhuri: 9 shared papers
- Serge Gauthier and Paramita Saha Chaudhuri: 7 shared papers
- Serge Gauthier and Paramita Saha Chaudhuri: 7 shared papers
- Pedro Rosa-Neto and Philippe Huot: 3 shared papers
- Pedro Rosa-Neto and Philippe Huot: 3 shared papers
- Serge Gauthier and Etienne De Villers-Sidani: 1 shared paper
- Serge Gauthier and Philippe Huot: 1 shared paper
- Serge Gauthier and Philippe Huot: 1 shared paper
- Etienne De Villers-Sidani and Pedro Rosa-Neto: 1 shared paper
- Etienne De Villers-Sidani and Serge Gauthier: 1 shared paper
- Etienne De Villers-Sidani and Paramita Saha Chaudhuri: 1 shared paper
- Etienne De Villers-Sidani and Philippe Huot: 1 shared paper
- Etienne De Villers-Sidani and Philippe Huot: 1 shared paper
- Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Sciences de l'activité physique
- Other
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Pedro Rosa-Neto
Neurology and Neurosurgery
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Serge Gauthier
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Paramita Saha Chaudhuri
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Philippe Huot
Sciences de l'activité physique
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Philippe Huot
Neurology and Neurosurgery
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Serge Gauthier
Neurology and Neurosurgery
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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