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Almost 30 years ago, the U.SNational Institute of Health declared the 1990s "the decade of the brain."Since then, considerable funding has been devoted topsychiatricresearch exploring various aspects of brain science.

Some scholars have argued that this was a nodal point in the history of psychiatry, marking a reorientationfrom a biopsychosocial model to a "bio-bio-bio model,"which remains dominant today. This emphasizes three factors:neuroscience, psychiatricgeneticsandpsychopharmacology.

Published on: 10 Jul 2019

PRIZE WINNERS for Research Day 2019

Students from Douglas Institute Research Centre -

Oral Presentations:

  • 1st Prize (Prix d'excellence du FRQ-S): Scott Bell (Carl Ernst lab)
  • 2nd Prize: Amanda Larosa (Tak Pan Wong lab)
  • 3rd Prize: Malosree Maitra (Gustavo Turecki lab)

Poster presentations:

  • 1st Prize: Claudia Belliveau (Naguib Mechawar lab)
  • 2nd Prize: Rixing Lin (Gustavo Turecki lab)

Published on: 17 Jun 2019

Les enfants fatigués peuvent éprouver des difficultés à pratiquer des sports. Ils bougent moins-et moins ils bougent, pire est leur sommeil», écrit l'auteure, Dre Reut Gruber.

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Published on: 17 Jun 2019

Behind the smartphone apps that power your daily life, chances are you have a picture that means something to you. You may have chosen your pet to be your background photo, for example. And those apps on your home screen? You may have organized them alphabetically or by colour. This personalization process can say a lot about who we are and what we value.

Published on: 17 Jun 2019

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Ditch the GPS. It’s ruining your brain.
By M.R. O'Connor
June 5 at 5:56 PM
M.R. O’Connor is a journalist who writes about science, technology and ethics, and is the author, most
recently, of “Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.”
It has become the most natural thing to do: get in the car, type a destination into a smartphone, and let an
algorithm using GPS data show the way. Personal GPS-equipped devices entered the mass market in only the

Published on: 13 Jun 2019

Fact Check: On Campaign Trail, Joe Biden Highlights Nation's Lack Of School Psychologists

News14 HOURS AGOKAISER HEALTH NEWS — BY SHEFALI LUTHRA KAISER HEALTH NEWS

June 05-- Outlining his education platform on May 28, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden put the spotlight on an often-ignored mental health problem: kids' access to mental health care.

Published on: 6 Jun 2019

Research says well-rested children and youth do better in school. Healthy sleep improves memory and attention, so kids are better able to learn. Well-rested children also have improved executive functioning, so they are better able to plan and can perform difficult tasks with greater accuracy and speed. Well-rested children are also less irritable and impulsive, so they are better able to self-regulate and have improved mood. They are also more physically active, so they are in better overall health.

Published on: 24 May 2019

«Il y a un aspect hollywoodien du traitement psychiatrique sauvage qui perdure lorsqu’on parle des électrochocs. Nous avons beaucoup évolué depuis les interventions du DrCameron dans les années ’50, tout comme d’autres interventions qu’on pratiquait à cette époque telle que la mastectomie radicale pour les cancers du sein», souligne le chef médical du programme de déficience intellectuelle avec comorbidité psychiatrique de l’UniversitéMcGill, DavidBloom.

Published on: 23 May 2019

Hausse de la discrimination, de la détresse psychologique, des crimes haineux: le projet de loi sur la laïcité comporte des «risques non négligeables» sur la santé publique, avancent des experts, données à l'appui.

«Notre but n'était pas de trancher pour ou contre, mais de se demander: qu'en est-il sur le plan des recherches ?» explique la DreCécile Rousseau, chercheuse pour SHERPA et professeure à la division de psychiatrie sociale et transculturelle de l'Université McGill.

Published on: 23 May 2019

L’intelligence artificielle ne sert pas qu’à vous proposer des films sur Netflix. À l’Université McGill, la chercheuse Joëlle Pineau l’utilise pour mieux traiter l’épilepsie, concevoir des fauteuils roulants intelligents et inventer la nouvelle médecine personnalisée–un pan de sa recherche qui sera récompensé la semaine prochaine par le Prix du Gouverneur général pour l’innovation.

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Published on: 23 May 2019

Perhaps no one is prepared for the unique mix of numbing exhaustion and intense emotions at the beginning of motherhood. We read about it and we are told about it, but it’s not until we go through it that we understand how dramatic the changes can be to our bodies, emotions, identities, careers and families.

Published on: 23 May 2019

Le 15 mai dernier, Les Impatients ont clôturé la 8e exposition-encan Parle-moi d'amour Centre Wellington à Verdun, la principale activité de financement de l'organisme.

Plus d'une centaine d'oeuvres d'Impatients, d'artistes professionnels et des dons de collectionneurs ont été mis à l'encan et ont permis d'amasser la somme de 35000$.

Published on: 17 May 2019

À l'adolescence, ils désiraient plus que tout changer de sexe. Ils ont commencé le processus, mais en cours de route, certains se sont rendu compte qu'ils ne l'avaient pas fait pour les bonnes raisons et sont retournés à leur sexe d'origine. Leurs témoignages se multiplient sur la toile. Ils s'appellent eux-mêmes les «détransitionneurs». Regard sur un phénomène récent, marginal, mais qui se manifeste partout en Occident.

Published on: 14 May 2019

A step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorder.

Study could lead to development of personalized biomarkers and treatment

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often lumped into a single catch-all group, despite significant differences in symptom profile and severity. Further muddying the waters when trying to understand and treat ASD, many previous studies show significant variability in findings.

Published on: 10 May 2019

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