**About the Editors**

### **Maurice Ptito**

Professor Maurice Ptito, Dr.med., Ph.D. is the director of the Laboratory on Development and Plasticity of the Visual System and Holder of the Harland Sanders Research Chair in Visual Science at the School of Optometry (University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada). He is also a Guest Researcher at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University (Montreal, Canada). His laboratory was the first to thoroughly examine the localization and function of the endocannabinoid system in monkey retinas. Prof Ptito's interests also include the study of sensory substitution and cross-modal plasticity in humans who are born blind and the mechanisms of prenatal alcohol and cannabis exposure in vervet monkeys. His work has led to several rewards (The Sir John William Dawson Medal from the Royal Society of Canada and the Hensen Prize, Denmark) and distinctions: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Denmark, and Knight of the National Order Of Quebec. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications.

#### **Joseph Bouskila**

Dr. Joseph Bouskila, Ph.D., is a Research Associate in the Laboratory on Development and Plasticity of the Visual System at the School of Optometry (University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada). He is particularly interested in the role of the endocannabinoid system in vision in the vervet monkey. He has characterized the endocannabinoid signaling system in the central nervous system with an emphasis on the visual system, particularly the retina, lateral geniculate nucleus, and primary visual cortex. His work has contributed significantly to the field of cannabinoid research through its originality and the impact of the results on the development of pharmacological targets to treat visual diseases using the primate model. He has received numerous scholarships and rewards during his studies and has published in high-impact journals.
