@synthiaguimond.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Psychology @UQO | Scientist, Assistant Prof @TheRoyalMHC @UOttawa #CRANIlab | Mom. Outdoorsy. Mental Health & Equity Advocate. She/Her.
Faculty position available in addiction and mental health research in beautiful Montréal 🤓
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You can read the full paper here: rdcu.be/emRoj
21.05.2025 01:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you to the brilliant team who led this effort: Zacharie Saint-Georges, Julia MacDonald, Roya Al-Khalili, Rami Hamati, Marco Solmi, Matcheri Keshavan, and @laurituominen.bsky.social. 👏
#CRANILab #MolecularImagingLab @uqo.ca @uottawa.ca @harvardmed.bsky.social
These findings are particularly interesting because the cholinergic system is a new treatment target for cognitive and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia. 🌟
21.05.2025 01:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We found consistent alterations across multiple components of the cholinergic system, most notably reductions in muscarinic (M1/M4) and nicotinic receptor levels. Meta-analyses showed moderate to large effects in the striatum, hippocampus, and frontal cortex.
21.05.2025 01:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0In this work, we examined over three decades of molecular imaging and post-mortem research, synthesizing evidence from 61 studies.
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Excited to share with you our systematic review and meta-analysis on the cholinergic system in schizophrenia, just published in Molecular Psychiatry. 🧠
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It was an honour to host the #CNRSP2025 in Ottawa, where researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, and families came together, sharing a collective vision for advancing research and care in schizophrenia and psychosis.
Thank you to our sponsors and everyone who made this event possible!
It was a pleasure to present today some of the work we do in the #CRANILab using digital technologies to better assess and treat cognition at the #HBHLSymposium2025. 🧠
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Hey #SOBP2025 attendees, be sure to check out @hollyshannon.bsky.social @synthiaguimond.bsky.social poster this afternoon! Holly used PCA to explore how brain regions associated with reward and social media behaviours cluster to predict domains associated w problematic social media use!
26.04.2025 19:30 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Say goodbye to future cures to all of the top diseases.
16.04.2025 20:46 — 👍 676 🔁 214 💬 27 📌 6Excited to take part in this event and discuss how digital technologies can help us better assess and treat cognition in our mental health system. 🧠 #DigitalMentalHealth
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Congratulations, Dr. Rami Al Haddad, on your PhD defense! 🥳
It was a pleasure to be your co-supervisor and to see you grow as a researcher over the years. You should be proud of all you’ve accomplished. I'm looking forward to seeing what’s next!
@uottawa.bsky.social @uottawamed.bsky.social #CRANILab
🚨 CNRSP 2025 is happening in Ottawa on May 8-9! 🇨🇦
Join researchers, clinicians, trainees, and people with lived experience across 🇨🇦 to discuss key topics in schizophrenia and psychosis.
🔗Register here: www.schizophrenianetwork.com/cnrsp-confer...
#CNRSP2025 #Schizophrenia #Psychosis #MentalHealth
🧠 We’re Looking for Participants! 🌟
Our team is recruiting for a study on emotional processes in first-degree relatives of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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Interested or want more info? cranilab@theroyal.ca
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