Baycrest Stories
These are current stories of the impact Baycrest is making in healthy aging and brain health innovation and future-focused, ground-breaking research.
Simone-Cropped In 2016, Simone Stiermann, 67, noticed some obvious instances of forgetfulness and general confusion. Stiermann was told that she was frequently forgetting conversations with her family and...
I am sharing my story with you as a husband, caregiver and individual deeply affected by a recent experience. My 74-year-old wife was admitted to Baycrest Hospital last fall and...
A new form of resident and patient engagement is being introduced at Baycrest; one that is immersive, social, and most importantly, unaffected by the physical constraints of a healthcare setting....
Craik-Fergus-2017background It was a simple phone call that led one of the most influential cognitive psychologists in the field, Dr. Fergus Craik, to help pioneer Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute...
Dr. Jennifer Ryan is no stranger to paving her own road. Coming from a household that predominantly worked in the construction industry, Dr. Ryan, a senior scientist at Baycrest’s Rotman...
Whether we feel angry, have a request or want to connect with friends or family, words allow us to communicate what is on our minds. But what if you...
Baycrest scientists, along with collaborators from 10 sites and three continents, have developed the world’s first Virtual Brain: an integrated computer model of a fully functioning human brain. The Virtual...
Jerold and Gale Winter are impressed as they look around Baycrest’s new Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness, and the refurbished Baycrest Terraces retirement residence. The couple...
It is a rare and beautiful thing when strategic vision and passion for a cause convene, yet it is a combination that Marnie Smith and Michael Flux seem to...