Jean-François Gagnon, Ph.D.

	Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Université du Québec à Montréal Neuropsychologist 514-338-2222 ext. 3747 gagnonjf(at)hotmail.com Education: Post-doctorate in Neuropsychology and Brain imaging (IUGM, Université de Montréal) and Sleep disturbances (HSCM, Université de Montréal) Ph.D. in Neuropsychology (Université du Québec à Montréal) M.Sc. in Psychology (Université Laval) Research Interests: Studying sleep disturbances and cognition in neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies) and their early stages (mild cognitive impairment, REM sleep behavior disorder). Methodologies: Polysomnography, neuropsychological evaluation, spectral analysis of the EEG, brain imaging.
Team in training:
	Mélanie Vendette (co-supervised with Jacques Montplaisir)    Ph.D. candidate in Neuropsychology R/I (Université de Montréal)    Thesis title: REM sleep behavior disorder: SPECT studies
	Jessica Rodrigues-Brazète (co-supervised with Jacques Montplaisir)       Ph.D. candidate in Psychology R/I (Université de Montréal)    Thesis title: REM sleep behavior disorder: study of markers predictive of    neurodegenerative diseases
	Véronique Latreille (co-supervised with Julie Carrier)    Ph.D. candidate in Neuropsychology R/I (Université de Montréal)    2010-ongoing    Thesis title: Sleep in Parkinson's disease and REM sleep behavior    disorder
	Silvia Villeneuve    Graduate trainee (Université de Montréal)    Thesis title: Mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease and REM    sleep behavior disorder
	Marjolaine Lafortune (co-supervised with Julie Carrier)    Ph.D. candidate in Neuropsychology R/I (Université de Montréal)    2008-ongoing    Thesis title: Impact of slow oscillations and sleep spindles on cognition    during aging
	Maria Tuineag (co-supervised with Jacques Montplaisir)    M.Sc. candidate in Biomedical sciences (Université de Montréal)    Thesis title: Depression and anxiety symptoms in REM sleep behavior    disorder
	Sonia Marcone (co-supervised with Isabelle Rouleau)    Ph.D. candidate in Neuropsychology R/I (UQAM)    2010-ongoing     Thesis title: Prospective memory in Parkinson's disease and REM sleep     behavior disorder
	Katia Gagnon (co-supervised with Nadia Gosselin)    Ph.D. candidate in neuropsychology R/I (UQAM)    Subject title : Sleep slow waves in patients with sleep apnea

Recent publications:

 

Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Desjardins C, Montplaisir J. Olfaction and color vision identify neurodegeneration in REM behavior disorder. Annals of Neurology 2011, 69, 811-8.

 

Jubault T, Gagnon JF, Karama S, Ptito A, Lafontaine AL, Evans AC, Monchi O. Patterns of cortical thickness and surface area in early Parkinson's disease. Neuroimage 2011, 55, 462-7.

Villeneuve S, Rodrigues-Brazète J, Joncas S, Postuma RB, Latreille V, Gagnon JF. Validity of the Mattis Dementia Rating scale to detect mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease and REM sleep behavior disorder. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2011, 31, 210-7.

Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Montplaisir J. Markers of neurodegeneration in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson’s disease. Brain 2009, 132, 3298-307.

Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Postuma RB, Desjardins C, Massicotte-Marquez J, Panisset M, Montplaisir J. Mild cognitive impairment in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson’s disease. Annals of Neurology 2009, 66, 39-47.

Postuma RB, Gagnon JF, Vendette M, Massicotte-Marquez J, Fantini ML, Montplaisir J. Quantifying the risk of neurodegenerative disease in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder. Neurology 2009, 14, 1296-300.

Gagnon JF, Petit D, Latreille V, Montplaisir J. Neurobiology of sleep disturbances in neurodegenerative disorders. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2008, 14, 3430-45.

Gagnon JF, Petit D, Fantini ML, Rompré S, Gauthier S, Panisset M, Robillard A, Montplaisir J. REM sleep behavior disorder and REM sleep without atonia in probable Alzheimer disease. Sleep 2006, 29, 1321-5.

Gagnon JF, Postuma RB, Mazza S, Doyon J & Montplaisir J. Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder and neurodegenerative diseases. Lancet Neurology 2006, 5, 424-32.

Gagnon JF, Fantini ML, Bédard MA, Petit D, Rompré S, Carrier J, Panisset M, Décary A, Montplaisir J. Association between waking EEG slowing and REM sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease without dementia. Neurology 2004, 62, 401-6.