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Sylvie Belleville

ResearcherNeurology and NeurosurgeryMcGill University

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Sylvie Belleville

Researcher

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Health Sciences

McGill 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.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Dementia Quality Of Life Therapy Brain Disease Cognition Diagnosis Prevention Treatment

Latest papers

Cognition in Chronic Heart Failure: Advancing Knowledge for Better Prevention Through Remote Assessment.
CJC open · 2026
Working memory training in older adults: Load- and phase-dependent changes in brain activation.
Behavioural brain research · 2026 · senior author
Investigating Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training Effects on Cognition and Brain Health in Men and Women with Heart Failure: The ReCARDIO Trial.
CJC open · 2026

All 95 publications

Latest funding

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$948,600
Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Life trajectories and interventions that support successful neurocognitive ageing
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$19,000

All 5 grants and awards

95 publications.

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 open2026

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

Working memory training in older adults: Load- and phase-dependent changes in brain activation.

Maltezos S, Mellah S, Verty LV, Boujut A, Lussier M, Bherer L, Belleville S

Behavioural brain research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2026.116351 PMID: 42361858

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 open2026

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

Efficacy and transfer of a memory training based on the Episodic Specificity Induction in older adults.

Purkart R, Leblond-Baccichet G, Mellah S, Jägersberg A, Belleville S

Memory (Hove, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2026.2672008 PMID: 42246234

Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal-related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease.

LaPlume AA, Mellah S, Consortium for the early identification of Alzheimer's disease‐Quebec (CIMA‐Q), Rajah MN, Belleville S

Journal of neuropsychology2026

DOI: 10.1111/jnp.70039 PMID: 41874386

Home-based physical exercice with additional cognitive training for improving mobility in older adults: a secondary analysis of the COVEPIC randomized controlled trial.

Dupuy EG, Blanchette CA, Besnier F, Gagnon C, Vincent T, Vrinceanu T, Breton J, Saillant K, Iglesies-Grau J, Belleville S, Juneau M, Vitali P, Nigam A, Gayda M, Bherer L

European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2026

DOI: 10.1186/s11556-026-00415-z PMID: 42092769

Distinct alterations of adiponectin, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) link dysmetabolism with cognitive decline across the Alzheimer's disease spectrum.

Dallaire-Théroux C, Denis HL, Cottez R, Tremblay C, Provencher A, Valentin-Escalera J, Leclerc M, Loiselle A, Tournissac M, Potvin O, Belleville S, Gangloff A, Picard F, Zetterberg H, Consortium for the Early Identification of Alzheimer's Disease – Quebec (CIMA‐Q), Calon F

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

DOI: 10.1002/alz.71097 PMID: 41630588

Predicting cognitive change using functional, structural, and neuropsychological predictors.

Décarie-Labbé L, Mellah S, Dialahy IZ, CIMA-Q Consortium, Belleville S

Brain communications2025

DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf155 PMID: 40337465

A multicenter randomized single-blinded clinical trial to investigate the effects of an individualized home-based cognitive training program in patients with chronic heart failure: the SYNAPSE protocol.

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

Trials2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-09193-y PMID: 41250150

Effects of home-based exercise with or without cognitive training on cognition and mobility in cardiac patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Besnier F, Dupuy EG, Gagnon C, Vincent T, Vrinceanu T, Blanchette CA, Iglesies-Grau J, Saillant K, Chabot-Blanchet M, Belleville S, Juneau M, Vitali P, Gayda M, Nigam A, Bherer L

GeroScience2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01530-y PMID: 39899189

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Collins, Donald L

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarker; Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Testing; Dementia; Image Processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prognosis

$948,600

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Collins, Donald L

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Biomarker; Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Testing; Dementia; Image Processing; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Prognosis

$100,000

Life trajectories and interventions that support successful neurocognitive ageing

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rajah, Maria N

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Cognitive Interventions; Education; Life Trajectories; Neuroscience; Technological Interventions; Training

$19,000

H. Chertkow Expression of Interest for CCNA

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - EOI

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Darvesh, Sultan; Dixon, Roger A; Duchesne, Simon; Evans, Alan C; Feldman, Howard; Gauthier, Serge G; Greenwood, Carol E; Herrmann, Nathan; Hogan, David B; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Jacklin, Kristen M; Masellis, Mario; Mihailidis, Alex; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rylett, Jane R; Sadavoy, Joel; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Wellington, Cheryl L; Westaway, David

Keywords: Brain Disease; Cognition; Dementia; Diagnosis; Prevention; Quality Of Life; Therapy; Treatment

$71,606

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - Full Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging

Principal investigators: Chertkow, Howard M; Andrew, Melissa K; Bartha, Robert; Bellec, Pierre; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bergman, Howard; Bherer, Louis; Black, Sandra E; Borrie, Michael J; Bourassa, Carrie A; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Cashman, Neil R; Collins, Donald L; Cuello, A. Claudio G; Darvesh, Sultan; Dixon, Roger A; Duchesne, Simon; Einstein, Gillian; Evans, Alan C; Feldman, Howard; Gauthier, Serge G; Greenwood, Carol E; Herrmann, Nathan; Hogan, David B; Hsiung, Ging-Yuek R; Jacklin, Kristen M; Lanctôt, Krista L; Masellis, Mario; McGilton, Katherine S; Mihailidis, Alex; Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Morgan, Debra G; Naglie, Gary; Phillips, Natalie A; Poirier, Judes; Rapoport, Mark J; Rockwood, Kenneth; Rylett, Jane R; Sadavoy, Joel; Schipper, Hyman M; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Eric E; ST GEORGE-HYSLOP, Peter H; Tierney, Mary C; Vedel, Isabelle; Wellington, Cheryl L; Westaway, David

Keywords: Alzheimer Disease; Biomarkers; Brain; Brain Imaging; Comorbidity; Dementia; Epigenetics; Neurodegeneration; Quality Of Life; Therapy

$22,010,000

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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Sylvie Belleville

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

Working memory training in older adults: Load- and phase-dependent changes in brain activation.

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

Efficacy and transfer of a memory training based on the Episodic Specificity Induction in older adults.

Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal-related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Home-based physical exercice with additional cognitive training for improving mobility in older adults: a secondary analysis of the COVEPIC randomized controlled trial.

Distinct alterations of adiponectin, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) link dysmetabolism with cognitive decline across the Alzheimer's disease spectrum.

Predicting cognitive change using functional, structural, and neuropsychological predictors.

A multicenter randomized single-blinded clinical trial to investigate the effects of an individualized home-based cognitive training program in patients with chronic heart failure: the SYNAPSE protocol.

Effects of home-based exercise with or without cognitive training on cognition and mobility in cardiac patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD and in individuals with mild cognitive impairment

Individualized prognosis and prediction of cognitive decline in cognitively normal individuals at risk of AD

Life trajectories and interventions that support successful neurocognitive ageing

H. Chertkow Expression of Interest for CCNA

Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging - Full Proposal

Frequent collaborators

Sylvie Belleville

Serge Gauthier

Serge Gauthier

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Howard Chertkow

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jason Steffener

Isabelle Peretz

Pierrette Gaudreau

Sven Joubert

Guylaine Ferland

Pierrette Gaudreau

Simon Duchesne

Anil Nigam

Danielle Laurin

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Howard Bergman

Amanpreet Badhwar

Natalie Phillips

Nancy Presse

Howard Chertkow

Amanpreet Badhwar

Howard Chertkow

Pierre Bellec

Manuel Montero Odasso

Pierre Bellec

Oury Monchi

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Elaine De Guise

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Parminder Raina

Marie-Christine Ouellet

Raed Joundi

Elham Rahme

Cara Tannenbaum

Jennifer Walker

Pierre Rainville