Sylvain Baillet, McGill University

Research

Crc Alzheimer'S Disease Brain Imaging Cognitive Decline Computational Modeling Early Disease Prediction Lifespan Machine Learning

Latest papers

Prediction of mild cognitive impairment progression using time-sensitive multimodal biomarkers.
Science advances · 2026
Mechanisms Underlying Pain Avoidance in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026
The effects of time constraints on electrocortical dynamics underlying obstacle avoidance while walking.
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2026

All 120 publications

Latest funding

Neurophysiological Profiling Across the Lifespan: A Precision Approach to Brain Health and Disease.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$986,850
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000
Electrophysiological Measures of Proteinopathy in Asymptomatic Older Adults
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$90,000

All 16 grants and awards

120 publications.

01

Prediction of mild cognitive impairment progression using time-sensitive multimodal biomarkers.

Gallego-Rudolf J, Wiesman AI, Yakoub Y, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Baillet S, Villeneuve S, PREVENT-AD Research Group

Science advances2026

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aee2305 PMID: 42585316

02

Mechanisms Underlying Pain Avoidance in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Gopalakrishnan R, Malan NS, Sonneborn C, Hogue O, Tankha P, Baillet S, Roy M

European journal of pain (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70339 PMID: 42504856

03

The effects of time constraints on electrocortical dynamics underlying obstacle avoidance while walking.

Bühler MA, Baillet S, McFadyen BJ, Fung J, Lamontagne A

Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2026.04.017 PMID: 42134065

04

Rapid sequential activation from A1 to V1 in congenitally blind and sighted subjects.

Paré S, Baillet S, Ptito M, Kupers R

Brain research bulletin2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2026.111892 PMID: 42070638

05

Initial negative imaging in GATOR1-associated genetic epilepsy does not preclude the existence of a focal, resectable epileptogenic zone: illustrative cases.

Ruan Y, Hill E, Bahmanpour Z, Badner B, Caldairou B, Bernasconi A, Bernasconi N, Baillet S, Srour M, Dufresne D, Dudley RWR

Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2026

DOI: 10.3171/case26127 PMID: 42330554

06

Hierarchical brain dynamics supporting visual perceptual transitions.

Levinson M, Waitt AE, Duecker K, Wynn SC, Jensen O, Baillet S

Science advances2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aea3919 PMID: 42102217

07

A neuroscientist's guide to neural burst detection.

Power L, Aydin I, Bardouille T, Baillet S

Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1162/imag.a.1226 PMID: 42100763

08

Increasing participation of people with thought disorder in clinical research.

Palaniyappan L, Baillet S, Bambini V, Barou-Laforie E, Bosia M, Delgaram-Nejad O, Ganesh H, Garani R, Harrison N, Hodgins V, Joober R, Kircher T, Kuperberg G, Murthy C, Rossell S, Singh KD, Sommer IE, Tang SX, Titone D, Voppel A, Watson T, Zeljkovic I

European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2026

DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.12211 PMID: 42037310

09

Resting magnetoencephalography alterations in severe mental illnesses: A systematic review.

Gonzales-Aste F, Ahrens J, Boutet D, Wei HT, Baillet S, Palaniyappan L

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106867 PMID: 42471042

10

Hierarchical Flows of Human Cortical Activity.

Liu X, Wiesman AI, Baillet S

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.19.712872 PMID: 41889843

Neurophysiological Profiling Across the Lifespan: A Precision Approach to Brain Health and Disease.

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Baillet, Sylvain

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Brain Imaging; Cognitive Decline; Computational Modeling; Early Disease Prediction; Lifespan; Machine Learning; Magnetoencephalography; Neurophysiological Biomarkers; Precision Neuroscience

$986,850

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Baillet, Sylvain

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Electrophysiological Measures of Proteinopathy in Asymptomatic Older Adults

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Power, Lindsey N

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Machine Learning; Magnetoencephalography; Neuropathology; Positron Emission Tomography; Protein Concentrations; Software; Spectral Analysis

$90,000

Structural and functional changes in the brain of early and late blind individuals

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ptito, Maurice

Keywords: Cross-Modal Plasticity; Early And Late Blindness; Fmri; Gaba; H-Mrs Spectroscopy; Meg; Resting State Fmri; Sensory Substitution

$749,700

Neuroplastic impacts of hearing augmentation on cognitive abilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne

Keywords: Aging; Brain Plasticity; Cognition; Hearing Aids; Hearing Loss; Magnetoencephalography

$573,750

Active Inference in Hierarchical Brain Networks: Mechanisms, Functions, Modulation.

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Baillet, Sylvain

$468,000

Characterizing the interaction between neural attention and somato-motor systems in non-demented patients with Parkinson's disease.

SupervisorCIHR2019CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Wiesman, Alex I

Keywords: Attention; Brain Oscillations; Cross Frequency Coupling; Functional Connectivity; Magnetoencephalography; Motor Control; Parkinson'S Disease

$135,000

Neuroplastic mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of tinnitus

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: De Villers-Sidani, Etienne

Keywords: Auditory; Brain Imaging; Brain Plasticity; Magnetoencephalography; Tinnitus

$413,101

CREATE in Complex Dynamics: Accelerating discoveries in brain and behaviour

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Palmer, Caroline

$1,650,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1 - CIHR Funded

Nominated PICIHR2017Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Baillet, Sylvain

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

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

Psychiatry
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Montreal Neurological Institute
Psychology
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
Institut de génie biomédical
Rheumatology
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