After providing all the funding for The Brain from Top to Bottom for over 10 years, the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction informed us that because of budget cuts, they were going to be forced to stop sponsoring us as of March 31st, 2013.

We have approached a number of organizations, all of which have recognized the value of our work. But we have not managed to find the funding we need. We must therefore ask our readers for donations so that we can continue updating and adding new content to The Brain from Top to Bottom web site and blog.

Please, rest assured that we are doing our utmost to continue our mission of providing the general public with the best possible information about the brain and neuroscience in the original spirit of the Internet: the desire to share information free of charge and with no adverstising.

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Bruno Dubuc, Patrick Robert, Denis Paquet, and Al Daigen





Monday, 9 March 2026
Two different levels of analysis: the hippocampus at the neuronal level and autism at the molecular level

This week, I’ll address two different topics from the angle that is so central to my website and my book about the human brain: the various levels at which the human brain and the human mind are organized. My first topic today is how the neurons of the hippocampus are affected by chronic stress. The second is how the lower availability of a certain type of neurotransmitter receptor in widespread regions of the brain may contribute significantly to traits of autism. (more…)

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Friday, 31 October 2025
A visit to a hyperscanning laboratory

Last September, thanks to doctoral student Anne Monnier, I had the chance to visit the laboratory where she is doing her research, directed by Guillaume Dumas at the CHU Ste-Justine research centre in Montreal. I have written about Dumas in an earlier post in this blog, in which I described the hyperscanning technique being used for several research projects at this “precision psychiatry and social physiology” laboratory. (more…)

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