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Top Neuroscience Researchers at University of Toronto for 2026
Research at the University of Toronto shows a broad and active neuroscience portfolio, with recent work spanning clinical care, brain stimulation, and neuropsychiatry. Over the last year, the institution’s researchers have explored questions that connect mechanisms in the brain with practical approaches to treatment.
Below, you’ll find a snapshot of the people contributing most consistently to this conversation, along with the themes and publication topics shaping their recent output in neuroscience.
Featured Researchers
Roger S. McIntyre
Roger S. McIntyre’s recent neuroscience work at the University of Toronto centers on pharmacology and biological psychiatry, with frequent attention to GLP-1 receptor agonists, mood disorders, and alcohol-related behaviors.
Activity over the last year: 62 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Are Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists Central Nervous System (CNS) Penetrant: A Narrative Review (Apr 2025)
- Lumateperone for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder With Mixed Features or Bipolar Depression With Mixed Features (Feb 2025)
- A systematic review on the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on alcohol-related behaviors: potential therapeutic strategy for alcohol use disorder (Jan 2025)
Daniel M. Blumberger
Daniel M. Blumberger focuses on neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and pharmacology, spanning transcranial stimulation approaches for depression and questions about neural oscillations in working memory.
Activity over the last year: 37 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Andrés M. Lozano
Andrés M. Lozano’s recent publications emphasize neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, including cell-based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, adaptive deep brain stimulation, and focused ultrasound for essential tremor.
Activity over the last year: 32 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Alfonso Fasano
Alfonso Fasano’s work at the University of Toronto highlights neurology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, especially personalized adaptive deep brain stimulation and cell-based strategies for Parkinson’s disease.
Activity over the last year: 25 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black’s recent output links psychiatry and mental health with physiology and cognitive neuroscience, including studies of neuroinflammation, functional connectivity, and small vessel disease.
Activity over the last year: 32 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Regional free-water diffusion is more strongly related to neuroinflammation than neurodegeneration (Jun 2025)
- A Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Assessment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Brain Functional Connectivity in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cerebrovascular Disease and Parkinson Disease (Apr 2025)
- Association between cerebral small vessel disease and periodic limb movements of sleep in patients with stroke/TIA (Feb 2025)
George M. Ibrahim
George M. Ibrahim’s research spans psychiatry and mental health, neurology, and cognitive neuroscience, with recent studies on deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation in pediatric epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Activity over the last year: 18 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Deep brain stimulation of the centromedian nucleus for drug‐resistant epilepsy in children: Quality‐of‐life and functional outcomes from the CHILD ‐ DBS registry (Apr 2025)
- Long-term outcomes of vagus nerve stimulation in children with drug resistant epilepsy are driven by early benefit (Feb 2025)
- Deep brain stimulation for neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders in children: Current applications and future perspectives (Aug 2025)
Joshua D. Rosenblat
Joshua D. Rosenblat’s recent neuroscience papers bring together pharmacology, biological psychiatry, and psychiatry and mental health, with work on psychedelics, MDMA, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in psychiatric treatment.
Activity over the last year: 23 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Psychedelics for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Interpreting and Translating Available Evidence and Guidance for Future Research (Jan 2025)
- Efficacy, all-cause discontinuation, and safety of serotonergic psychedelics and MDMA to treat mental disorders: A living systematic review with meta-analysis (Nov 2025)
- The effect of glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists on measures of suicidality: A systematic review (Feb 2025)
Jonathan Downar
Jonathan Downar’s recent work combines neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health, focusing on rTMS, esketamine, and outcomes in treatment-resistant depression.
Activity over the last year: 19 indexed journal articles.
Top publications:
- Efficacy of intranasal esketamine versus rTMS for treatment-resistant depression: analysis of individual participant data from two clinical trials (Oct 2025)
- Cognitive Outcomes After Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Late-Life Depression: Résultats cognitifs après la stimulation magnétique transcrânienne pour le traitement de la dépression chez les personnes âgées (Jan 2025)
- Sequential bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal versus right lateral orbitofrontal/left dorsolateral prefrontal TMS for major depression: A large naturalistic case series (Mar 2025)
What University of Toronto's Neuroscience Community Is Working On
Across the featured researchers, psychiatry and mental health and neurology appear most often, showing a community deeply engaged with both brain disorders and treatment responses. Cognitive neuroscience also features prominently, suggesting continued interest in how neural systems support memory, connectivity, and behavior. Pharmacology and biological psychiatry round out the picture, with several researchers examining how emerging therapies, stimulation methods, and translational approaches may inform care for depression, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and related conditions.- Psychiatry and Mental health - seen across 5 of the featured researchers
- Neurology - seen across 5 of the featured researchers
- Cognitive Neuroscience - seen across 4 of the featured researchers
- Pharmacology - seen across 3 of the featured researchers
- Biological Psychiatry - seen across 2 of the featured researchers
Taken together, these profiles show a research community moving between fundamental brain science and care for complex neurological and psychiatric conditions. If you’re following neuroscience at the University of Toronto, there’s plenty here to explore further, from treatment innovation to translational studies. For researchers managing their own manuscripts, citation discovery, and submission prep, Resub can help streamline the workflow.
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