Richard Courtemanche

Concordia University

Sessions in which Richard Courtemanche attends

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White matter microstructure associated with functional connectivity changes following short-term learning of a visuomotor sequence
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Poster

Efficient neural transmission is crucial for optimal brain function, yet the plastic potential of white matter (WM) has long been overlooked. Growi...
Cellular senescence is similar between regional adipose tissue depots in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes
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Poster

Background: Cellular senescence, cell growth cycle arrest, is a marker of cellular aging. Obesity is considered a disease of accelerated aging as i...
In Vivo Investigate the Effect of the Lactate on the Apoptosis, Necrosis, and Survival of the of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
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Poster

Background: Different exercise intensity has a various effect on the immune system. Lactate is one...
Heart Rate Recovery & Oxygen Recovery Kinetics in Individuals with Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Before and After Exercise alone or in combination with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia
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Poster

Background: Recovery kinetics following cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) have yet not been described in people with OSA and comorbid insomni...
Body Composition and Morphological Asymmetries in University Level Soccer Players
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Poster

Context: While soccer is considered a lateral dominant sport, few studies have examined if limb dominancy leads to asymmetries in body composition ...
Loneliness and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
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Poster

Although social distancing directives are important public health measures to reduce the spread of...
Measurement of Centre of Pressure using the Wii Balance Board in Older Adults with Simulated Visual Impairment
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Poster

Postural stability is a complex skill dependent upon the coordination of motor, sensory and cognitive systems (Woollacott & Shumway-Cook, 2002)...
The Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiological Responses to Games Played for Cognitive Benefits
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Poster

Background: To create games that target older adults' interests in engaging in cognitively-boosting activities is a rising trend [1,2]. But, the no...
Art-based Rehabilitation Therapy (ART) for Sensorimotor Recovery Post-stroke: A Pilot Study
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Poster

Post stroke, ~85 of survivors present with upper limb (UL) contralateral hemiparesis (Dobkin, 2003). There has been a sufficient amount of literatu...

Monday 10 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Opening remarks
15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Graham Carr, Concordia University (Speaker)

Habib Benali, Concordia University (Speaker)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Personalized fNIRS to monitor and reconstruct brain activity in realistic lifestyle conditions
15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Christophe Grova PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

In this talk, we will present our recent developments in the context of Personalized functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (fNIRS) investigatio...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Clinical translation of diffuse optical methods
45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Maria Angela Franceschini PhD, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) are two established techniques which allow monitoring brain health ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Cardiovascular fitness does not influence relationships among sex, cortical thickness and overweight in aging
15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Brittany Intzandt (Presenter)

Tuesday 11 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Sleep and cognitive health: neural mechanisms and clinical perspectives
15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Thien Thanh Dang-Vu MD, PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Sleep is important for memory consolidation and cognitives performances during the day. There is increasing evidence that brain o...
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Children, Teens, Sleep, and School
45 minutes, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Mary A. Carskadon PhD, Brown University (Keynote speaker)

This talk will discuss sleep of children as they transition to teens in the context of research that examines associations between brain systems...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
A Randomized Pilot Trial of Exercise Training Versus Relaxation for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effects on Insomnia Severity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness
15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Amanda Cammalleri (Speaker)

10:45 AM
10:45 AM
Student poster presentations
30 minutes, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The following posters will be presented:10:45am-10:50amThe Belief in Health Benefits of Digital Play Modulates Physiologic...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Sexual dimorphism in clock gene function in the striatum
15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Shimon Amir PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Circadian clock genes are widely expressed in mammalian brain. Despite considerable knowledge about the role of these genes in the generation of...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep: Implications for Neurologic and Metabolic Health
45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Phyllis C. Zee MD, PhD, Northwestern University (Keynote speaker)

Sleep and circadian disturbances are common and represent risk factors for the development of some of the most prevalent and challenging chronic...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Multimodal assessment of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder
15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Antonia Maltezos (Presenter)

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Quantifying connectivity: Applications across the lifespan
15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Christopher Steele PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Regional brain function is determined by its local structure and connectivity. I will present work from our lab that strives to quantify connect...
9:15 AM
9:15 AM
Age Differences in Motor and 'Non-Motor' Brain Regions Correlate with Motor Function
45 minutes, 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Rachael Seidler, University of Florida (Keynote speaker)

With aging, there are declines in sensorimotor functions such as fine motor control, gait and balance. Moreover, the largest age differences in ...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Effect of hearing ability and cognitive-motor dual-task performance on executive function training in healthy middle-aged and older adults
15 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Rachel Downey, Concordia University (Presenter)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Targeted executive function training to improve mobility and cognition in older adults
15 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Karen Li PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Safe mobility is vital to the functional independence of older adults. Executive functions such as working memory updating and dividing attention p...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Beyond the medicine cabinet: Non-pharmacological approaches to treat cognitive-motor disorders
45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Joe Verghese MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)

Disorders of gait and cognition are central to many age related conditions and diseases. While there are medications available to treat some of ...