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It’s easy to argue that our brains are our most important resource. One in three Canadians will have to deal with a brain, nervous-system or spinal-cord disorder in their lifetime, according to the Canadian Association for Neuroscience.

Our region, and Canada in general, is among the global leaders studying neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, brain injury and concussion. There are also major advances being made in mental-health conditions such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and addiction.

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Over the past five years B.C. has fast become a global force for innovation in the area of brain health. Our province is leading networks of excellence to improve aging through technology, healthy brain development, mental health and addiction, and advanced brain evaluation and imaging technologies.

With solid roots in foundational science, B.C. has quickly grown its translational and innovation capabilities that have now attracted some of the world’s top minds and partners. We are quickly becoming the Silicon Valley for health technology.