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Neuroscience professors in Canada

30 neuroscience professors in Canada, at 12 universities. The most represented are University of Toronto, University of British Columbia and McGill University. 2 of them are verified faculty: their current appointment was confirmed against their own university's pages or a current faculty record in ORCID, and they are listed first.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in Canada whose recent work sits in neuroscience. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently neuroscience figures in their published work, verified faculty first. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. John G. HowlandVerified faculty
    University of Saskatchewan
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
    Recent: Adult Rat Offspring Exposed to THC during Gestation Exhibit Distinct Biomolecular Changes Identified by X-ray Fluorescence Imaging and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in… (2026)
  2. Leon GlassVerified faculty
    McGill University
    Computer Science · Computer Networks and Communications
    Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
    Recent: MY ROAD TO CHAOS (2025)
  3. Brian A. MacVicar
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsIon channel regulation and function
  4. Stan Floresco
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorMemory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  5. Philip M. Seeman
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingSchizophrenia research and treatment
    Recent: Dopamine receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3 (2025)
  6. Min Zhuo
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsIon channel regulation and function
  7. André Parent
    Université Laval
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurological disorders and treatmentsNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  8. Anthony G. Phillips
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMemory and Neural Mechanisms
  9. Hymie Anisman
    Carleton University
    Neuroscience · Behavioral Neuroscience
    Stress Responses and CortisolTryptophan and brain disordersNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  10. Freda D. Miller
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNerve injury and regenerationNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  11. Stephen J. Kish
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  12. Marie‐Ève Tremblay
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Neurology
    Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disordersImmune cells in cancer
  13. Melvyn Alan Goodale
    Western University
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Visual perception and processing mechanismsMotor Control and AdaptationTactile and Sensory Interactions
  14. Derek van der Kooy
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsRetinal Development and Disorders
    Recent: Precision ventral extraction of implanted mouse brains: A protocol (2026)
  15. Douglas P. Munoz
    Queen's University
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeural dynamics and brain function
  16. Brian R. Christie
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsTraumatic Brain Injury Research
  17. Samuel A. Weiss
    University of Calgary
    Neuroscience · Developmental Neuroscience
    Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentEpigenetics and DNA Methylation
  18. Alan F. Kingstone
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesFace Recognition and Perception
  19. Sylvain Baillet
    McGill University
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Neural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  20. Susan R. George
    University of Toronto
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Receptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  21. Voon Wee Yong
    University of Calgary
    Neuroscience · Neurology
    Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  22. Michael W. Salter
    University of Toronto
    Medicine · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchIon channel regulation and function
  23. Bryan E Kolb
    University of Lethbridge
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchStress Responses and Cortisol
  24. Serge Rivest
    Université Laval
    Neuroscience · Neurology
    Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsImmune Response and InflammationStress Responses and Cortisol
  25. Paul W. Frankland
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  26. Liisa A.M. Galea
    University of British Columbia
    Neuroscience · Behavioral Neuroscience
    Stress Responses and CortisolNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  27. Anthony Randal McIntosh
    Simon Fraser University
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  28. Georg Northoff
    University of Ottawa
    Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
    Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain functionNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  29. David R. Kaplan
    University of Toronto
    Neuroscience · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
    Nerve injury and regenerationNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  30. ALBERT H. GJEDDE
    McGill University
    Medicine · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
    Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Universities on this list: University of Toronto (9) · University of British Columbia (7) · McGill University (3) · Université Laval (2) · University of Calgary (2) · Carleton University (1) · Queen's University (1) · Simon Fraser University (1) · University of Lethbridge (1) · University of Ottawa (1) · University of Saskatchewan (1) · Western University (1)

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