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Constant Rainville is a Professor affiliated with Université de Montréal, focusing on neuropsychology of normal and pathological aging. His primary research interests include spatial-cognitive deficits and executive function disorders in Alzheimer's patients, as well as analogous deficits in stroke survivors. He also explores conceptual and methodological connections between human and animal studies. He holds memberships in the CRIR (Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain), CRIUGM (Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal), and RQRV (Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement).
Research Expertise: His work spans cognitive neuropsychology, geriatric neurology, and neurodegenerative disorders. Key areas include spatial cognition impairments, executive dysfunction mechanisms, and translational research methodologies between animal models and human patients. He also investigates cellular degeneration and genetic factors influencing aging processes.
Advising: He has supervised two graduate students: Jean Gagnon (Ph.D., 2005) for a thesis on personality changes post-traumatic brain injury, and Sylvie Chouinard (M.Sc., 2000) for a master’s project evaluating cognitive mapping tasks using a human-scale labyrinth. No grants or awards are explicitly listed in the provided texts.
Labs/Teams: Active in CRIR and CRIUGM research centers, contributing to interdisciplinary aging and geriatric research initiatives.
