Christian Casanova, Ph.D.

Formation

• B.Sc., sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, 1980
• M.Sc., neurophysiologie, Université de Montréal, 1983
• Ph.D., neurophysiologie, Université de Montréal, 1986
• Postdoctorat, vision, University of California in Berkeley, Berkeley CA, USA, 1987-1988
• Postdoctorat, plasticité, Université McGill, 1988-1990.

Intérêts de recherche

Vision normale et physiopathologique; maladies neurodégénératives

Laboratoire de recherche

Laboratoire des sciences de la vision

Publications récentes

Almasieh, M., MacIntyre, J. N., Pouliot, M., Casanova, C., Vaucher, E., Kelly, M. E. & Di Polo, A. (2013). Acetylcholinesterase inhibition promotes retinal vasoprotection and increases ocular blood flow in experimental glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54(5), 3171-3183.

Piché, M., Thomas, S. & Casanova, C. (2013). Spatio-temporal profiles of neurons receptive fields in the cat posteromedial lateral suprasylvian cortex. Neuroscience, 248C, 319-332.

Vanni, M. P. & Casanova, C. (2013). Surround suppression maps in the cat primary visual cortex. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 7, 78.

Bouskila, J., Burke, M.W., Zabouri, N., Casanova, C., Ptito, M. & Bouchard, J.F. (2012). Expression and localization of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 and the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase in the retina of vervet monkeys. Neuroscience, 202, 117-130.

Thompson, B., Villeneuve, M. Y., Casanova, C. & Hess, R.F. (2012). Abnormal cortical processing of pattern motion in amblyopia: Evidence from fMRI. NeuroImage, 60(2), 1307-1315.

Villeneuve, M.Y., Thompson, B., Hess, R.F. & Casanova, C. (2012). Pattern-motion selective responses in MT, MST and the pulvinar of humans. European Journal of Neuroscience, 36(6), 2849-2858.

Zabouri, N., Bouchard, J.-F. & Casanova, C. (2011). Cannabinoid receptor type 1 expression during postnatal development of the rat retina. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 519(7), 1258-1280.

Zabouri, N., Ptito, M., Casanova, C. & Bouchard, J.F. (2011). Fatty acid amide hydrolase expression during retinal postnatal development in rats. Neuroscience, 195, 145-165.

Almasieh, M., Zhou, Y., Kelly, M., Casanova, C. & Di Polo, A. (2010). Structural and functional neuroprotection in glaucoma: Role of galantamine-mediated activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Cell Death & Disease, 1, e27 (doi:10.1038/cddis.2009.1023).

Bélanger, S., Abran, M., Intes, X., Casanova, C. & Lesage, F. (2010). Real-time diffuse optical tomography based on structured illumination. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 15(1), 016006.

Vanni, M. P., Provost, J., Casanova, C. & Lesage, F. (2010). Bimodal modulation and continuous stimulation in optical imaging to map direction selectivity. NeuroImage, 49(2), 1416-1431.

Vanni, M. P., Provost, J., Lesage, F. & Casanova, C. (2010). Evaluation of receptive field size from higher harmonics in visuotopic mapping using continuous stimulation optical imaging. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 189(1), 138-150.

Villeneuve, M. Y., Vanni, M.P. & Casanova, C. (2009). Modular organization in area 21a of the cat revealed by optical imaging: Comparison with the primary visual cortex. Neuroscience, 164(3), 1320-1333.

Brosseau-Lachaîne, O., Casanova, C. & Faubert, J. (2008). Infant sensitivity to radial optic flow fields during the first months of life. Journal of Vision, 8(4), 5.1-5.14.

Zabouri, N., Ptito, M. & Casanova, C. (2008). Complex motion sensitivity of neurons, in the visual part of the anterior ectosylvian cortex in cats. Neuroscience, 152(1), 106-118.

Brûlé, J., Lavoie, M.P., Casanova, C., Lachapelle, P., & Hébert, M. (2007). Evidence of a possible impact of the menstrual cycle on the reproducibility of scotopic ERGs in women. Documenta Ophtalmologica, 114(3), 125-134.

Casanova, C. & Giasson, C.J. (2007). Remise d’un doctorat honoris causa au Professeur David Hubel, prix Nobel de physiologie ou médecine en 1981. Canadian Journal of Optometry-Revue canadienne d’optométrie, 69(4), 152-153.

Ouellette, B.G., Minville, K., Boire, D., Ptito, M. & Casanova, C. (2007). Complex motion selectivity in PMLS cortex following early lesions of primary visual cortex in the cat. Visual Neuroscience, 24(1), 53-64.

Axe de recherche

Axe 1

Thème de recherche

Thème 1 - Mécanismes fonctionnels

Site de recherche

École d'optométrie

Affiliation universitaire