Research in the Yves De Koninck laboratory – YDK lab – aims to understand normal and altered transmission of signals between neurons (synaptic transmission). The YDK lab uses and develops state-of-the-art imaging, electrophysiological and computational approaches to better understand the brain and nervous system. Our research has provided insight in the mechanisms underlying chronic pain, drug dependence, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline associated with aging, and led to the identification of drug targets to treat these disorders.
YDK lab 2021
Left to right: Jonathan Damblon, Reza Hazrati, Feng Wang, Sahara Khademullah, Sanggon Kim, Louis-Étienne Lorenzo, Orlane Rossignol, Isabel St-Amour, Geneviève Brindle, Cyril Bories, Johanna Alonso, Samuel Ferland, Dominique Isabel, Olivier Tsiakaka, Annie Castonguay and Yves De Koninck.