Dr. Christophe Grova

Biography

Christophe Grova is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery and an Adjunct Member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at McGill University. His research is focused on investigating multimodal data fusion to characterize brain mechanisms, particularly in relation to epileptic activity. He aims to develop methods that appropriately combine multimodal data to detect additional information that individual modalities may miss. His typical challenges involve integrating modalities that directly measure neuronal activity at high temporal resolution with modalities that indirectly measure function at high spatial resolution. His projects incorporate advanced techniques such as simultaneous ElectroEncephalography (EEG) and MagnetoEncephalography (MEG) to measure electric and magnetic components of neuronal signals at a millisecond scale, as well as simultaneous EEG and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to observe hemodynamic responses across the whole brain. Additionally, he utilizes simultaneous EEG and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess local changes in oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin levels correlated with scalp EEG signals. Grova's laboratory is located in the Biomedical Engineering department, which is easily accessible from the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre.

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