Lin Brain Lab

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario
What the facility does

Research aiming to advance our understanding of brain function and dysfunction to improve the healthcare of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Areas of expertise

The Lin Brain Lab focuses on the development and application of human neuroimaging and neuromodulation methods and the translation of these cutting-edge tools to neuroscience studies and clinical applications.

This lab is comprised of specialized labs, including the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratory and the Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory.

The Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratory provides service for non-invasive stimulation and modulation of neuronal activity in the human brain. The TMS system can be triggered by electronic device to synchronize with external sensory stimulation. The lab is specialized in planning TMS and collecting data as well as analyzing behavior and neuronal responses.

The Electroencephalography (EEG) laboratory provides service for measuring the neuronal activity of the human brain. The EEG system can be temporally synchronized to external events, including the onset of sensory stimuli, in evoked neuronal response measurement. EEG measurement can also be taken continuously without explicit timing stamps to characterize the brain response over a period of time. The lab specializes in measuring and analyzing EEG signals, including characterizing their timing, oscillatory features, and locations of the clustered neuronal activity. 

Research services
  • Non-invasive brain stimulation
  • EEG monitoring
Sectors of application
  • Healthcare and social services
  • Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labEquipmentFunction
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratoryMagVenture TMS Machines MagPro X100 magnetic stimulator (single channel)Non-invasive stimulation of neural activity.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratoryAxilum Robotics TMS-Cobot portable robotic systemRobotic arm for precise placement of a TMS coil.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratoryMagVenture TMS Machines Coil CoolerCooling system for TMS coils in repetitive stimulation.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratoryMagVenture TMS Machines C-B60 coilMeasure motor threshold.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) laboratoryMagVenture TMS Machines Cool-B65 coilDeliver TMS pulses.
Electroencephalography (EEG) laboratoryBrain Products GmbH 64-channel electroencephalography systemNon-invasive measurement of neural activity.