Prof. Harold Robertson
Fellow
Current Employer
Dalhousie University
Election Year
2010
Academy
Académie des sciences
Discipline
Medical Sciences
Department
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine
Keywords
Parkinson's Disease, Olfaction, MRI, Dopamine, Neurodegeneration
Robertson, Harold Arthur - Medical Sciences - Dalhousie University
Harold Arthur Roberston discovered that neural stimulation leads to rapid gene expression. This has led to breakthroughs in Parkinson’s disease, psychiatric disorders and addictions.
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Robertson, Harold Arthur - Medical Sciences - Dalhousie University
Harold Robertson has made pioneering discoveries in insect and mammalian neurobiology. One pivotal breakthrough was the discovery that neural stimulation leads to rapid gene expression in mammalian brain, which has been applied to studies of epilepsy, circadian rhythms and psychiatric disorders. Of critical importance to modern addictions research, he and Graybiel discovered that cocaine activates gene expression. His interest in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease using L-Dopa and neural transplantation led him to co-found the Halifax Brain Repair Centre, where his ideas are being applied to treatment of people with Parkinson’s disease.
Harold Arthur Roberston discovered that neural stimulation leads to rapid gene expression. This has led to breakthroughs in Parkinson’s disease, psychiatric disorders and addictions.
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Robertson, Harold Arthur - Medical Sciences - Dalhousie University
Harold Robertson has made pioneering discoveries in insect and mammalian neurobiology. One pivotal breakthrough was the discovery that neural stimulation leads to rapid gene expression in mammalian brain, which has been applied to studies of epilepsy, circadian rhythms and psychiatric disorders. Of critical importance to modern addictions research, he and Graybiel discovered that cocaine activates gene expression. His interest in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease using L-Dopa and neural transplantation led him to co-found the Halifax Brain Repair Centre, where his ideas are being applied to treatment of people with Parkinson’s disease.
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