Thomas Wolbers, McGill University

Research

Alzheimer'S Disease Entorhinal Grid Cells Humans Mice Path Integration Reality Spatial Memory

Latest funding

AD_GRIDS - altered grid cell computations in entorhinal cortex as a unique window into preclinical Alzheimer's disease?
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$333,000

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AD_GRIDS - altered grid cell computations in entorhinal cortex as a unique window into preclinical Alzheimer's disease?

Principal investigatorCIHR2019International COEN Initiative in Neurodegeneration

Principal investigators: Chakravarty, Mallar; Wolbers, Thomas

Keywords: Alzheimer'S Disease; Entorhinal; Grid Cells; Humans; Mice; Path Integration; Reality; Spatial Memory; Virtual

$333,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alzheimer'S Disease Dear Professor Wolbers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on alzheimer's disease connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "AD_GRIDS - altered grid cell computations in entorhinal cortex as a unique window into preclinical Alzheimer's disease?" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]