MONIC
MONTRÉAL INITIATIVE FOR CONSCIOUSNESS
ABOUT
The Montreal Initiative for Consciousness (MONIC) is a student group affiliated with UdeM, founded in 2024 by students in neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry at the University of Montreal.
OUR MISSION
Strengthening scientific rigor in the study of consciousness.
To create an inclusive community around the scientific, ethical and political issues related to consciousness.
Making knowledge accessible to the general public .
Bridging the gap between science and society through interdisciplinary exchanges.
TEAM
Executive Committee
Events Committee
Science Communication Committee
Project Manager
Laurie Lehoux
Bachelor's student - Psychology
University of Montreal
Science communication
Anne Monnier
PhD student in Psychiatric Sciences - University of Montreal
Sainte-Justine University Hospital
Conference committee
Doris Voina
Events committee
Emily Issa
Doctoral student in podiatric medicine
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières
Honorary member
SCIENTIFIC ADVISERS
CATHERINE DUCLOS
Associate Professor on Grant, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Montreal
Adjunct Professor on Grant, Department of Neuroscience, University of Montreal
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Associate Editor, Brain Connectivity
Regular Researcher, Sacré-Coeur Hospital of Montreal, CIUSSS-NÎM
Director, Neurophysiology of Altered Consciousness and Critical Care Lab (NAC3)
KARIM JERBI
Canada Research Chair in Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroimaging
Full Professor, Psychology department, University of Montreal
Associate Professor, Mila (Quebec AI Institute)
Director, Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Lab (CoCo Lab)
Director, UNIQUE Center (Quebec Neuro-AI research center)
Associate Director, Functional Imaging Unit (UNF), CRIUGM, Montreal
Co-Director, Canadian MEG Consortium (CMC)
GUILLAUME DUMAS
Associate Professor of Computational Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal
Director of the Precision Psychiatry and Social Physiology Laboratory, Azrieli Research Centre of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital
Holder of the IVADO Chair in AI and Mental Health
FRQS J1 and J2 scholarship recipient in "AI and digital health"
Associate Academic Member, Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Affiliated Researcher, CIFAR–Azrieli, “Brain, Mind and Consciousness” program (since 2023)