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Louis Bherer

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Professeur associéDépartement de psychologieUniversité du Québec à Montréal

Louis Bherer

Professeur associé

Département de psychologie

Université du Québec à Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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81 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 (3 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2014.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2014.

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187

Publications

110

Citations

163

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Grants

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Research

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Aging Cognition Health And Brain Function Mobility

Latest papers

Publisher Correction: Anticoagulation to prevent ischemic stroke and neurocognitive impairment in atrial fibrillation: the BRAIN-AF randomized clinical trial
Nature Medicine · 2026
Editorial: Advancing physical activity behavior change: the potential of serious digital health technologies.
Frontiers in psychology · 2026 · senior author
Improving cognition through lifestyle-induced remission of type 2 diabetes: findings from DIABEPIC-2.
Acta diabetologica · 2026

All 187 publications

Latest funding

Training to Improve Complex Listening and Mobility in Older Adults with Hearing Loss: Moving from Lab to Life
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,254,600
Brain health in females across the adult lifespan: quantitative imaging of the effect of estradiol, arterial stiffness, and inflammation on the brain
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Training cognition to improve mobility and listening in older adults with hearing loss: Moving from lab to life
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$451,352

All 15 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 187 publications.

Publisher Correction: Anticoagulation to prevent ischemic stroke and neurocognitive impairment in atrial fibrillation: the BRAIN-AF randomized clinical trial

Rivard L, Khairy P, Talajic M, Tardif J-C, Healey JS, Black SE, Andrade JG, Field TS, Nault I, Bherer L

Nature Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04245-5

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

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

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

Model Analysis of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8: Can Physical Activity Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk Among Low-Income Individuals?

Nemati D, Naliyatthaliyazchayil P, Bherer L, Lim K, Keith N, Kaushal N

Journal of the American Heart Association2026

DOI: 10.1161/jaha.125.043789 PMID: 42132172

Coronary Artery Disease Is Linked with Demyelination and Iron Deposition in White Matter Watershed Areas.

Rezaei A, Potvin-Jutras Z, Tremblay SA, Sanami S, Sabra D, Huck J, Gagnon C, Wright L, Leppert IR, Tardif CL, Iglesies-Grau J, Nigam A, Bherer L, Gauthier CJ

Aging and disease2026

DOI: 10.14336/ad.2026.0252 PMID: 42149094

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Louis Bherer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Publisher Correction: Anticoagulation to prevent ischemic stroke and neurocognitive impairment in atrial fibrillation: the BRAIN-AF randomized clinical trial

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.

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.

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

Model Analysis of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8: Can Physical Activity Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk Among Low-Income Individuals?

Coronary Artery Disease Is Linked with Demyelination and Iron Deposition in White Matter Watershed Areas.

Novel portable technologies to track the heart-brain connection in older adult populations

Frequent collaborators

Anil Nigam

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Manuel Montero Odasso

Sylvie Belleville

Sarah Fraser

Daniel Gagnon

Olivier Beauchet

Mark Speechley

Julien Cohen-Adad

Simon Duchesne

Howard Chertkow

Mathieu Roy

Marie-Jeanne Kergoat

Jean-Claude Tardif

Jean-Lucien Rouleau

Julien Doyon

Laura Middleton

Tony Szturm

Karen Li

Robert Bartha