Western-led human brain “growth chart” project receives $1M in funding

Published on: 2023-11-27

Will allow clinicians to track neural development across human lifespan for first time

Dr. Mallar Chakravarty mentioned in Western University article about a large collaboration headed by Jörn Diedrichsen of Western University, which has just received $1 million in funding from the Once Upon a Time Foundation to develop a growth chart for the human cerebellum across an entire lifespan from birth to 80 years.

Drs. Chakravarty and Diedrichsen are teaming up with Drs. Ryan Muetzel at Erasmus MC (Netherlands), Andre Marquand at Radboud University (Netherlands), Steven Miller at The University of British Columbia, Jessie Guo at Sick Kids, and Carlos Hernandez-Castillo at Dalhousie University.

Western-led human brain “growth chart” project receives $1M in funding

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Source: Western University