Recruitment offersThe NAC3 team is currently at maximum capacity. The NAC3 team is currently at maximum capacity. Recruitment will open again in 2026. Thank you for your interest!
FundingThe NAC3 lab receives financial support from CIFAR The NAC3 lab receives financial support from CIFAR to explore alterations of consciousness through music, in both the healthy and injured...
Past ProjectsReconnecting the severely injured brain using an individually-tailored, non-invasivestimulation protocol targeting preserved brain networks Reconnecting the severely injured brain using an individually-tailored, non-invasive stimulation protocol targeting preserved brain...
Past ProjectsThe Adaptive Reconfiguration Index: A Novel Tool for Prognosticating Recovery in Unresponsive Patients The Adaptive Reconfiguration Index: A Novel Tool for Prognosticating Recovery in Unresponsive Patients (co-PI: S. Blain-Moraes)...
Current ProjectsIdentification of EEG biomarkers of Post COVID-19 Condition Symptoms Collaborations Identification of EEG biomarkers of Post COVID-19 Condition Symptoms (PI: M-H. Boudrias) Québec Bio-Imaging Network...
Current ProjectsThe Snooz toolbox: transforming sleep medicine through in-depth polysomnographic analyses Collaborations The Snooz toolbox: transforming sleep medicine through in-depth polysomnographic analyses (PI: N. Gosselin) American...
Current ProjectsEffects of dexmedetomidine on agitation in critically ill TBI patients Collaborations Effects of dexmedetomidine on agitation in critically ill TBI patients (PI: D. Williamson, F. Bernard) CIHR (2024-2026)
Current ProjectsDefinition of consciousness perceived by different research fields Main studies Definition of consciousness perceived by different research fields (Co-PIs: M. Peters, A. Frano, S. Besharati, B. Rosman)...
Current ProjectsUsing anesthesia to predict recovery from coma and disorders of consciousnessMain studies Using anesthesia to predict recovery from coma and disorders of consciousness International Anesthesia Ressearch Society...
Current ProjectsCharacterizing the effect of nociception on whole-brain functional connectivity markers of consciousness during general anesthesia Main studies Characterizing the effect of nociception on whole-brain functional connectivity markers of consciousness during general...
Current ProjectsWhen social cognition remains: identifying consciousness capacity from multi-brain recordings in unresponsive individuals Main studies When social cognition remains: identifying consciousness capacity from multi-brain recordings in unresponsive individuals...
Current ProjectsExploring alterations of consciousness through music: basic and clinical research Main studies Exploring alterations of consciousness through music: basic and clinical research ( Co-PI: A. Patel) CIFAR (2024-2026)
Current ProjectsA point-of-care neurophysiological index of recovery from coma in the intensive care unit
Current ProjectsInducing lucid dreams through transcranial alternating current stimulation: a pilot studyMain studies
Current ProjectsElectrophysiological infrastructure for the characterization and modulation of human consciousness Research Program Support Electrophysiological infrastructure for the characterization and modulation of human consciousness Canadian...
Lab CollaborationsParadoxical Markers of Conscious Levels: Effects of Propofol on Patients in Disorders of Consciousness. Maschke C, Duclos C, Blain-Moraes S. Paradoxical Markers of Conscious Levels: Effects of Propofol on Patients in Disorders of...
Lab CollaborationsTheoretical Neurobiology of Consciousness Applied to Human Cerebral Organoids.Owen M, Huang Z, Duclos C, Lavazza A, Grasso M, Hudetz AG. Theoretical Neurobiology of Consciousness Applied to Human Cerebral Organoids....
Lab CollaborationsAssessing cognitive outcomes in coma survivors: a literature review.Frantz A, Incio Serra N, Lopez Almendaric C, Duclos C, Owen AM, Blain-Moraes S. Assessing cognitive outcomes in coma survivors: a...
Lab CollaborationsSleep Disruptions in Hospitalized Adults Sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury: A Scoping Review. Leclerc C, Gervais C, Hjeij D, Briand MM, Williamson D, Bernard F, Duclos C, Arbour Cl. Sleep Disruptions in Hospitalized Adults...