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Claudie
Gordon Pomares

Neuroscientist and Author

Okotoks, Canada

Claudie Gordon-Pomares is a sensory development researcher, author, and neuroscientist who has led a number of multi-million-dollar child development and sensory stimulation research projects in France. She received her Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Reims in the 1970s, and through her partnership with Bourrelier and collaboration with TIGEX toy manufacturers, Claudie Gordon-Pomares was able to create a number of multi-sensory toys for children, of which two received first prize over world-renowned brands like Fisher Price and Playskool at the European Toy Contest in 1998. Today, 18 of the toys she helped design are sold throughout Europe. Claudie Gordon-Pomares was also instrumental in the creation of a revolutionary method for assisting children with slight to acute developmental disabilities, a program called M.A.P.S. (Monitored Multi-cortical Activities for Additional Pathways and Synapses), which was introduced into French daycares in the mid-90s and implemented into hospital programs only a few years later.

The M.A.P.S. system uses sensory stimulation to repair brain dysfunctions, a concept Claudie Gordon-Pomares designed by combining and redesigning a number of her peers’ clinical research on the brain’s natural ability to repair itself through sensory stimulation. Thus far, her method has undergone cerebral palsy studies which have verified the program’s validity and effectiveness, and currently, Claudie Gordon-Pomares’s M.A.P.S. protocol is awaiting the outcome of neonates, down syndrome, and autism clinical trials. While in the midst of doing her research on sensory stimulation, Claudie Gordon-Pomares also wrote several articles in peer-reviewed journals. Claudie Gordon-Pomares is the author of four books focusing on sensory development, the most recent book entitled “Autism is Not a Life Sentence.”

Born in France, Claudie Gordon-Pomares now lives in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, where she established the internationally acclaimed Gordon-Pomares Center. The family coaching and teaching institution, which was later renamed the Brain Repair Institute of Canada, was founded on the principles of M.A.P.S., and as the director of the organization, Claudie Gordon-Pomares spends a significant amount of time traveling throughout the United States and Alberta giving lectures on the positive impact of sensory stimulation. Claudie Gordon-Pomares is also actively involved in aiding her church and her community and heads several organizations that help families with special-needs children. She is the president of GDI, a Parisian child development center, as well as the founder of Cours Aspen, a Polynesian educational institution.


Claudie Gordon Pomares's Publications

  • Bryan Kolb endorses M.A.P.S., Claudie Gordon-Pomares
    August, 2010
    Recently, Professor Bryan Kolb of the University of Lethbridge endorsed the innovative approach to addressing cerebral injuries through olfactory stimulation. Claudie Pomares, a sensory development researcher and neuroscientist who has pioneered numerous child development and sensory stimulation research projects that utilize this system of brain stimulation. Professor Kolb is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential neuroscientists, the “founding father of behavioral neuroscience.” Bryan Kolb is a widely published professor and researcher who currently teaches psychology at the University of Lethbridge. Professor Kolb holds the Board of Governors Research Chair in Neuroscience, and was a founding researcher at the Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience, an affiliate of the University of Lethbridge. Dr. Kolb is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Hebb Award from both the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). In 2004, Dr. Kolb was awarded the Outstanding Leadership in Alberta Science Award. Kolb’s distinguished contributions to the field of neuroscience have been recognized with a lifetime membership in the International Neuropsychology Symposium called the Group of the One Hundred. The group consists of the most prominent neuroscientists in the world. The Canada Council awarded Dr. Kolb the Killam Fellowship; and he is currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Kolb has served as the leader of a number of prominent medical organizations. He is the former President of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science and is the former President of the Experimental Division of the Canadian Psychological Association. Currently, Dr. Kolb serves as the theme leader in the Canadian Stroke Network. He is also a member of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research’s program on Experience Based Brain Development. Dr. Kolb has written five books and co-authored two textbooks with Ian Whishaw. He is a prolific writer, having published 300 articles and chapters throughout the course of his career. Dr. Kolb’s recognition of the import of Claudie Pomares’ work and findings indicate the weight of her findings and the impact they are certain to have.

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