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Louis Bherer

ResearcherUniversité de Montréal

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Louis Bherer

Researcher

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

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.
79 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 30 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 8 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Academic metrics

171

Publications

110

Citations

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148

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Brain Functions Cognition Aging Biomarkers Cardiovascular Risk Factors Physical Exercise Cognitive Training Combined Intervention

Latest papers

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.
Physiology & behavior · 2026
Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.
GeroScience · 2026 · senior author
Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.
Preventive medicine reports · 2026

All 171 publications

Latest funding

The UPF-AGE project: A Precision Nutrition Approach to Defining the Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Healthy Aging
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Comparaison de la danse à un entrainement combinant l'activité physique et la stimulation cognitive sur la santé cérébrale des ainés avec facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Exercise to improve cognition and brain health in congenital heart disease
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$925,650

All 24 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 171 publications.

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.

Camins-Vila N, Bermudo-Gallaguet A, Rostami S, Dacosta-Aguayo R, Escarré-Grifell J, Ferrer-Uris B, Busquets A, Bherer L, Mataró M

Physiology & behavior2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2026.115351 PMID: 42002184

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Mury P, Jaulgey K, Vrinceanu T, Pothier K, Berryman N, Intzandt B, Lussier M, Vu TM, Nigam A, Bosquet L, Karelis AD, Li KZH, Bherer L

GeroScience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-026-02522-2 PMID: 42744957

Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.

Gudas-Cantin C, Dionne V, Gayda M, Gagnon D, Ouellet M, Bherer L, Gagnon C, Iglesies-Grau J

Preventive medicine reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103562 PMID: 42519658

Editorial: Advancing physical activity behavior change: the potential of serious digital health technologies.

Manser P, Ketelhut S, Graf ES, Attoh-Mensah E, Temprado JJ, Bherer L

Frontiers in psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1929995 PMID: 42591127

Improving cognition through lifestyle-induced remission of type 2 diabetes: findings from DIABEPIC-2.

Ouellet M, Gudas-Cantin C, Dionne V, Gagnon C, Gayda M, Besnier F, Latour É, Badas C, Desmarais S, Camins-Vila N, Bherer L, Iglesies-Grau J, Mailhot T

Acta diabetologica2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00592-026-02755-9 PMID: 42484699

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 open2026Senior author

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 research2026

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 open2026First author

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

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Gayda M, Trachsel LD, Besnier F, Boidin M, Lalongé J, Bherer L, Juneau M, Leprêtre PM, Nigam A

European journal of applied physiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-026-06146-4 PMID: 41739167

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Sanami S, Rezaei A, Tremblay SA, Potvin-Jutras Z, Sabra D, Intzandt B, Gagnon C, Mainville-Berthiaume A, Wright L, Gayda M, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1177/0271678x251413924 PMID: 41543005

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Louis Bherer

Research

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Latest funding

Associations between fitness components and brain health in young adults: A cognitive and brain volume MRI study exploring sex differences. The YoungFit study.

Common and distinct plasma proteomic signature of aerobic and motor physical activity interventions and their link to episodic memory.

Cognitive benefits of a lifestyle-induced prediabetes remission intervention in Canada.

Editorial: Advancing physical activity behavior change: the potential of serious digital health technologies.

Improving cognition through lifestyle-induced remission of type 2 diabetes: findings from DIABEPIC-2.

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.

Effects of different exercise training programs on post-exercise [Formula: see text]O2 recovery responses in patients with coronary heart disease.

Greater cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with higher cerebral blood flow and lower oxygen extraction fraction in healthy older adults.

Frequent collaborators

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Anil Nigam

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Manuel Montero Odasso

Sarah Fraser

Sylvie Belleville

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Daniel Gagnon

Olivier Beauchet

Mark Speechley

Olivier Beauchet

Julien Cohen-Adad

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Jean-Claude Tardif

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jean-Claude Tardif

Howard Chertkow

Julien Doyon

Claudine Gauthier

Anne-Julie Tessier

Natalie Phillips

Claudine Gauthier

Guylaine Ferland

Robert Bartha

Michael Borrie

Simon Duchesne

Tony Szturm

Mario Masellis

Jeff Healey

Julien Doyon

Sven Joubert

Laurent Macle

Atul Verma

Paul Khairy

Julia Cadrin-Tourigny

Maxime Tremblay-Gravel

Judith Brouillette

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