Stefanie Blain-Moraes, McGill University

Research

Crc Functional Connectivity Prognosis Anesthesia Brain Networks Cognitive Outcomes Coma Disorders Of Consciousness

Latest papers

EEG criticality as a prognostic tool for functional outcomes in sedated pediatric intensive care patients.
Frontiers in computational neuroscience · 2026 · senior author
Reframing "paradoxical" excitation: disentangling electroencephalogram complexity and entropy reveals resting-state dynamics associated with propofol susceptibility in healthy adults.
British journal of anaesthesia · 2026 · senior author
Effects of propofol on high-density EEG in disorders of consciousness: An exploratory study of patient-specific neurophysiological modulation.
NeuroImage · 2026

All 45 publications

Latest funding

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$500,000
Investigating the neurobiological substrates that underpin human consciousness
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$140,000
Generating and testing hypotheses about participatory sensemaking
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$52,223

All 19 grants and awards

45 publications.

01

EEG criticality as a prognostic tool for functional outcomes in sedated pediatric intensive care patients.

Newman D, Grinberg M, Jones K, Woodward K, Esser MJ, Blain-Moraes S

Frontiers in computational neuroscience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2026.1831476 PMID: 42488763

02

Reframing "paradoxical" excitation: disentangling electroencephalogram complexity and entropy reveals resting-state dynamics associated with propofol susceptibility in healthy adults.

Newman D, Maschke C, Mashour GA, Blain-Moraes S

British journal of anaesthesia2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2026.03.082 PMID: 42225443

03

Effects of propofol on high-density EEG in disorders of consciousness: An exploratory study of patient-specific neurophysiological modulation.

Girard Pepin R, Jutras R, Lahaie L, Bazregarzadeh H, Martin A, Maschke C, Badawy M, Létourneau J, Plourde G, Briand MM, Bernard F, Blain-Moraes S, Duclos C

NeuroImage2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121915 PMID: 41967785

04

A large scale dataset of emotion annotated physiological signals collected from a public exhibit.

Girgis J, Lavoie R, Blain-Moraes S

Scientific reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-48250-7 PMID: 42009957

05

Factors influencing withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in patients with severe acquired brain injuries: a scoping review.

Abboud A, Jutras R, Rollin C, Norton L, Blain-Moraes S, Duclos C

Frontiers in neurology2026

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1755086 PMID: 41859413

06

The role of etiology in the identification of clinical markers of consciousness: comparing EEG alpha power, complexity, and spectral exponent.

Maschke C, Belloli L, Manasova D, Sitt JD, Blain-Moraes S

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaf254 PMID: 40972153

07

Harnessing the Second Power of Anesthesia for Disorders of Consciousness: 2025 T. H. Seldon Memorial Lecture.

Blain-Moraes S

Anesthesia and analgesia2025First author

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007452 PMID: 39970079

08

EEG Response to Sedation Interruption Complements Behavioral Assessment After Severe Brain Injury.

Maschke C, Norton L, Duclos C, Han M, Dolhan K, Laforge G, Frantz A, Wang X, Al-Hayawi H, Zhang T, Lavoie R, Owen AM, Blain-Moraes S

Annals of clinical and translational neurology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acn3.70085 PMID: 40413733

09

Convergence of neurodegeneration and the arts: a conversation between researchers about stigma, co-creativity, and transformation.

Kuhlmann N, Kontos P, Christensen-Strynø MB, Blain-Moraes S

Research involvement and engagement2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00696-1 PMID: 40075542

10

The Curing Coma Campaign: A platform for advancing science and clinical care worldwide.

Blain-Moraes S, Sarwal A, Hemphill JC

Handbook of clinical neurology2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-13408-1.00005-1 PMID: 39986725

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Investigating the neurobiological substrates that underpin human consciousness

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie

Keywords: brain-body connection; electroencephalography; heart-brain connection; human consciousness; network complexity; network criticality

$140,000

Generating and testing hypotheses about participatory sensemaking

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Todd, Rebecca

Keywords: Social cognition; Social dyanamics; Human interaction; Affective salience; Emergent processes; Physical and physiological synchrony; Subjective experience; Participatory sensemaking

$52,223

Electrophysiological Signature of Pediatric Concussion: Contributing Knowledge to Improve Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Gagnon, Isabelle; Blain-Moraes, Stefanie

Keywords: Concussion; Diagnosis; Eeg; Functional Connectivity; Pediatric; Prognosis

$100,000

A point-of-care neurophysiological index of recovery from coma in the intensive care unit

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie; Duclos, Catherine

Keywords: Anesthesia; Brain Networks; Cognitive Outcomes; Coma; Disorders Of Consciousness; Electroencephalography; Functional Connectivity; Intensive Care; Point-Of-Care; Prognosis

$1,101,600

Forging interpersonal connections in pediatric palliative care through biomusic

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie

Keywords: participatory design; pediatrics; palliative care; biomusic; emerging technology; interpersonal connection

$25,000

Reconnecting the severely injured brain using an individually-tailored, non-invasive stimulation protocol targeting preserved brain networks

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: De Beaumont, Louis

Keywords: Brain stimulation Disorders of consciousness Electroencephalography Brain networks Neuroimaging

$250,000

Electrophysiological Signature of Pediatric Concussion: A Pathway to Improving Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management

SupervisorCIHR2020CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Teel, Elizabeth F

Keywords: Concussion; Diagnosis; Electroencephalography; Functional Connectivity; Pediatric; Prognosis

$135,000

Wearable technologies for assessing the effects of nature on physiological states

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: BlainMoraes, Stefanie

$7,874

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2019Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

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

Eric Racine and Eric Racine: 53 shared papers
Jim Reilly and John Connolly: 14 shared papers
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Catherine Duclos: 10 shared papers
Caroline Arbour and Francis Bernard: 9 shared papers
Francis Bernard and David Williamson: 9 shared papers
Teneille Gofton and Marat Slessarev: 8 shared papers
Caroline Arbour and David Williamson: 6 shared papers
Caroline Arbour and Catherine Duclos: 6 shared papers
Pierre Rainville and Caroline Arbour: 5 shared papers
Francis Bernard and Catherine Duclos: 5 shared papers
Alison Fox-Robichaud and John Connolly: 4 shared papers
Louis De Beaumont and Caroline Arbour: 4 shared papers
Alison Fox-Robichaud and Jim Reilly: 3 shared papers
Alison Fox-Robichaud and Marat Slessarev: 3 shared papers
Jim Reilly and Ranil Sonnadara: 3 shared papers
Jim Reilly and Cindy Hamielec: 3 shared papers
John Connolly and Ranil Sonnadara: 3 shared papers
John Connolly and Cindy Hamielec: 3 shared papers
John Connolly and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 3 shared papers
Louis De Beaumont and David Williamson: 3 shared papers
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Eric Racine: 3 shared papers
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Caroline Arbour: 3 shared papers
Alison Fox-Robichaud and Cindy Hamielec: 2 shared papers
Louis De Beaumont and Francis Bernard: 2 shared papers
Eric Racine and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 2 shared papers
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Francis Bernard: 2 shared papers
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Steven Laureys: 2 shared papers
Alison Fox-Robichaud and Ranil Sonnadara: 1 shared paper
Alison Fox-Robichaud and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Jim Reilly and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Ranil Sonnadara and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Cindy Hamielec and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Louis De Beaumont and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Melissa Park and Aliki Thomas: 1 shared paper
Melissa Park and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Pierre Rainville and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Eric Racine and Annette Leibing: 1 shared paper
Pia Kontos and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Aliki Thomas and Stefanie Blain-Moraes: 1 shared paper
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Gregor Wolbring: 1 shared paper
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and David Williamson: 1 shared paper
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Annette Leibing: 1 shared paper
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Teneille Gofton: 1 shared paper
Stefanie Blain-Moraes and Marat Slessarev: 1 shared paper
Eric Racine and Gregor Wolbring: 1 shared paper
Eric Racine and Annette Leibing: 1 shared paper
Teneille Gofton and Catherine Duclos: 1 shared paper

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Medicine
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
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Eric Racine

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2021

John Connolly

Linguistics and Languages

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Eric Racine

Neuroethics Research Unit

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Teneille Gofton

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Gregor Wolbring

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Melissa Park

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Pierre Rainville

Centre de recherche

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Pia Kontos

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Aliki Thomas

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Jim Reilly

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

EEG criticality as a prognostic tool for functional outcomes in sedated pediatric intensive care patients.

Reframing "paradoxical" excitation: disentangling electroencephalogram complexity and entropy reveals resting-state dynamics associated with propofol susceptibility in healthy adults.

Effects of propofol on high-density EEG in disorders of consciousness: An exploratory study of patient-specific neurophysiological modulation.

A large scale dataset of emotion annotated physiological signals collected from a public exhibit.

Factors influencing withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in patients with severe acquired brain injuries: a scoping review.

The role of etiology in the identification of clinical markers of consciousness: comparing EEG alpha power, complexity, and spectral exponent.

Harnessing the Second Power of Anesthesia for Disorders of Consciousness: 2025 T. H. Seldon Memorial Lecture.

EEG Response to Sedation Interruption Complements Behavioral Assessment After Severe Brain Injury.

Convergence of neurodegeneration and the arts: a conversation between researchers about stigma, co-creativity, and transformation.

The Curing Coma Campaign: A platform for advancing science and clinical care worldwide.

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Investigating the neurobiological substrates that underpin human consciousness

Generating and testing hypotheses about participatory sensemaking

Electrophysiological Signature of Pediatric Concussion: Contributing Knowledge to Improve Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management

A point-of-care neurophysiological index of recovery from coma in the intensive care unit

Forging interpersonal connections in pediatric palliative care through biomusic

Reconnecting the severely injured brain using an individually-tailored, non-invasive stimulation protocol targeting preserved brain networks

Electrophysiological Signature of Pediatric Concussion: A Pathway to Improving Clinical Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Management

Wearable technologies for assessing the effects of nature on physiological states

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Frequent collaborators

Catherine Duclos

Eric Racine

Caroline Arbour

John Connolly

Steven Laureys

Francis Bernard

Eric Racine

Annette Leibing

Teneille Gofton

Marat Slessarev

David Williamson

Gregor Wolbring

Ranil Sonnadara

Cindy Hamielec

Louis De Beaumont

Melissa Park

Pierre Rainville

Pia Kontos

Alison Fox-Robichaud

Aliki Thomas

Jim Reilly