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Christian Casanova, Ph.D.

Director and Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal;
Researcher, CRIR, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal

Phone: 514 343-6948

Fax: 514 343-2382

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.opto.umontreal.ca/neurosciences/

Education

B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Université de Montréal, 1980
M.Sc., Neurophysiology, Université de Montréal, 1983
Ph.D., Neurophysiology, Université de Montréal, 1986
Postdoctorate, Vision, University of California in Berkeley, Berkeley CA, USA, 1987-1988
Postdoctorat, Plasticity, McGill University, 1988-1990.

Research interests

Normal and physiopathological vision; neurodegenerative diseases

Research laboratory

Visual Neuroscience Laboratory

Recent publications

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.

Research orientation

Axis 1

Research topic

Research Site

School of Optometry