Happy New Year & Back to School from the Cortex Lab!
To start off 2022 and to get to know our Twitter community, join us each week as we introduce a member of our lab.
This week we will begin by introducing our executive director, @MAGarciaBarrera! Stay tuned!
@MAGarciaBarrera & @Cole_J_Kennedy shed light on overdose-related brain injury, an overlooked epidemic. The 3-year BC Consensus on Brain Injury calls for more government action, highlighting the link between brain injury and issues like homelessness.
https://t.co/xURlk6zHjx
Grateful to have Dr. Daniel Vigo—BC's newly appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Psychiatry, Toxic Drugs and Concurrent Disorders—join us for BC Consensus on Brain Injury, our @uvic led community-engaged study.
@VigoLabUBC @UBCmedicine @UVicResearch
🚨 New Scoping Review in the Clinical Neuropsychologist!🚨
The lack of attention to sex/gender on neuropsychological outcomes can lead to confusion and contradiction regarding its potential impact on cognition in clinical populations 🧠
Read more 👇👇
https://t.co/vZAx0j7Y78
🚨Canadians (18-30 yrs) taking oral contraceptives! 🚨
We want you to participate in our study investigating the role of birth control pills on cognition!
Email [email protected] for more info or complete the screener (scan QR code or link below) to see if you are eligible!
Last year I had the privilege of chatting with Barb Butler—survivor of brain injury and powerful advocate. Link below to hear Barb's story and support the #125DaysToSayYes campaign.
My friend Shirley lost her son from overdose following a devastating #TBI. We can help prevent tragic stories like Shirley’s by providing integrated, wrap-around, long-term supports for people living with the aftermath of brain injuries. #125DaysToSayYes
https://t.co/CMauPnfTmX
📢 Exciting News! Our latest research explores the link between physical activity, sports participation, and executive functioning in university students. 🏋️♀️🧑🎓 Check out the findings in our new article: https://t.co/g1dH8im4wi
#ExecutiveFunction#PhysicalActivity#Sports📚
Psilocybin research is progressing rapidly – what have we learned about its effects on cognition and creativity?
🚨Our new scoping review points toward a time-based variation of psilocybin’s effects on these important mental processes🚨 @baeleighvzwaag 👇
https://t.co/SRp6hG2O3B
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Our scoping review discussing psilocybin’s effects on cognition and creativity has now been published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology open access! (https://t.co/p8DMdH5QHL)
#psychedelics#cognition
The 2nd BC Consensus on Brain Injury is happening now!
Today’s theme is the intersection of brain injury, mental health, and addictions with a focus of intimate partner violence
@MAGarciaBarrera giving opening remarks #braininjury#intimatepartnerviolence@uvic@UVicEngage
🚨🚨 New publication alert!🚨🚨
"Sport expertise and physical exercise are associated with “hot” executive functioning: An electrophysiological examination of reward processing in collegiate athletes"👇👇👇
https://t.co/2KqtFYk157