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Sylvie Belleville

ResearcherCentre de rechercheUniversité de Montréal

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Sylvie Belleville

Researcher

Centre de recherche

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.
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 24 research grants (13 NSERC, 10 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 7 trainee awards (7 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Aging Cognitive Training Mild Cognitive Impairment Brain Imaging Brain Resilience Cognitive Aging Cognitive Reserve Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Latest papers

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
Working memory training in older adults: Load- and phase-dependent changes in brain activation.
Behavioural brain research · 2026 · senior author
Educational attainment mitigates hippocampal-related episodic memory decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Journal of neuropsychology · 2026

All 93 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Cognitive Reserve: Brain Imaging of Physical and Memory Training Programs in Diverse Older Adults.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$994,500
Investigating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of a Leisure-Based Cognitive Intervention and Cognitive Reserve in Older Adults at Risk for Neurocognitive Disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Inter-individual variability in cognitive aging: Neural mechanisms, reserve processes and malleability of neuroprotective processes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$141,000

All 39 grants and awards

93 publications.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding Cognitive Reserve: Brain Imaging of Physical and Memory Training Programs in Diverse Older Adults.

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Belleville, Sylvie N

Keywords: Aging; Brain Imaging; Brain Resilience; Cognitive Aging; Cognitive Reserve; Cognitive Training; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Physical Training

$994,500

Investigating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of a Leisure-Based Cognitive Intervention and Cognitive Reserve in Older Adults at Risk for Neurocognitive Disorders

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Ruddy, Stella M

Keywords: Brain Activation; Cognition; Cognitive Interventions; Cognitive Reserve; Fmri; Leisure; Neurocognitive Disorders; Neurofunctional Mechanisms

$120,000

Inter-individual variability in cognitive aging: Neural mechanisms, reserve processes and malleability of neuroprotective processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Belleville, Sylvie

$141,000

Engagement, profils de risque et effets sur la fonction cognitive des personnes âgées participant à une intervention éducative multidimensionnelle : Le Brain Health Support Program

SupervisorCIHR2021CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Duchaine, Caroline

Keywords: Domaines Cognitifs; Démence; Facteurs Psychosociaux; Fonction Cognitive; Habitudes De Vie; Intervention Multidimensionnelle; Intervention Éducative En Ligne; Maladie D'Alzheimer; Profils De Risque; Vieillissement

$135,000

Cognitive training effects across the adult lifespan: A diffusion modelling approach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Open Research Area

Principal investigators: Belleville, Sylvie

$399,936

Comparing the effects of cognitive training and physical exercise on cognition, cerebral autoregulation and cerebral vasoreactivity in men and women with heart failure

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bherer, Louis; Rouleau, Jean-Lucien

Keywords: Brain Functions; Cognition; Cognitive Training; Combined Intervention; Exercise Training; Heart Failure; Sex

$451,350

Étude des hyperactivations cérébrales dans le prodrome de la maladie d'Alzheimer par le biais de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle

SupervisorCIHR2017Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Corriveau Lecavalier, Nick D

Keywords: Devis Longitudinal; Devis Transversal; Déclin Subjectif Cognitif; Hyperactivations Cérébrales; Maladie D'Alzheimer; Mémoire Épisodique; Neuroimagerie Fonctionnelle; Neuroimagerie Structurelle; Réserve Cognitive; Trouble Cognitif Léger

$105,000

A Neural Control of Cognitive and Emotional Interactions for Intelligent Immersive Environments

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Frasson, Claude

$350,000

StayFitLonger an Integrated Platform for Healthy Aging at Home

Nominated PICIHR2017Operating Grant: Active and Assisted Living Program

Principal investigators: Belleville, Sylvie N

Keywords: Aging; Cognitive Decline; Cognitive Tranining; End Users; Fraily; Functional Autonomy; Gerontechnology; Information Technology; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Physical Activity

in Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Belleville, Sylvie

$200,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Understanding Cognitive Reserve: Brain Imaging of Physical and Memory Training Programs in Diverse Older Adults.

Investigating the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of a Leisure-Based Cognitive Intervention and Cognitive Reserve in Older Adults at Risk for Neurocognitive Disorders

Inter-individual variability in cognitive aging: Neural mechanisms, reserve processes and malleability of neuroprotective processes

Engagement, profils de risque et effets sur la fonction cognitive des personnes âgées participant à une intervention éducative multidimensionnelle : Le Brain Health Support Program

Cognitive training effects across the adult lifespan: A diffusion modelling approach

Comparing the effects of cognitive training and physical exercise on cognition, cerebral autoregulation and cerebral vasoreactivity in men and women with heart failure

Étude des hyperactivations cérébrales dans le prodrome de la maladie d'Alzheimer par le biais de l'imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle

A Neural Control of Cognitive and Emotional Interactions for Intelligent Immersive Environments

StayFitLonger an Integrated Platform for Healthy Aging at Home

in Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging

Frequent collaborators

Sylvie Belleville

Serge Gauthier

Serge Gauthier

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Howard Chertkow

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Pierrette Gaudreau

Jason Steffener

Sven Joubert

Simon Duchesne

Isabelle Peretz

Guylaine Ferland

Pierrette Gaudreau

Anil Nigam

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Howard Bergman

Danielle Laurin

Howard Chertkow

Amanpreet Badhwar

Manuel Montero Odasso

Nancy Presse

Natalie Phillips

Howard Chertkow

Amanpreet Badhwar

Oury Monchi

Pierre Bellec

Pierre Bellec

Elaine De Guise

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Pamela Jarrett

Franco Lepore

Julien Doyon

Angela Alberga

Christina Wolfson

Claudine Gauthier

Julien Doyon

Bryna Shatenstein