LANGUAGE – AMONG THE LAB’S TOPICS OF PREDILECTION

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Congratulations to Sarah Kessouri and Elisa Gaillard, who represented LIONlab at the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS 2026), held from October 16 to 19 in Macao, China. They presented their work from the SYNCHRO project, exploring executive functions and parent–child relationships in young children with congenital heart disease:

Elisa Gaillard: Brain functional connectivity underlying executive functioning in young children with congenital heart disease.

Sarah Kessouri: Parent–child interaction quality and inter-brain synchrony in children with congenital heart disease.

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A wonderful recognition for Noémie Racine, who received the Canadian Psychological Association’s 2026 Certificate of Academic Excellence for her honours thesis at Concordia University, entitled “Inhibitory Control in 3-Year-Old Children Born with Congenital Heart Disease: a fNIRS Study,” conducted as part of the SYNCHRO project. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition.

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Congratulations to Sarah Kessouri, Andréanne René, Nina Cordier, Layla Gorand and Alice Vandewynckele, who participated in the RBC Race for Kids alongside the CIRENE team (Integrated Center for Child Neurodevelopment Network) and the Neurocardiac Investigation Clinic at CHU Sainte-Justine. The team successfully raised over $8,500 during the event! These funds will go directly to the CINC funds, supporting projects and care for our young patients. Thank you to all participants for their dedication and generosity.

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Congratulations to Gabrielle Proulx, who received an Excellence Award for her presentation: Impacts of Dysglycemia on Language and Cognitive Development in Children Born Preterm, at the Summer Research Intern Conference of the Azrieli Research Center held at the CHU Sainte-Justine.