Aleksander Erga, PhD

Som andre har påpekt er meldeplikten for helsepersonell lik uansett hvor en arbeider. Det er også forskjeller i praksis på dette området, og som med mye annet på rusfeltet, så gjøres det sannsynligvis mer inngående vurderinger av forholdet mellom rusbruk og ev. meldeplikt på rusklinikkene.

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I am very surprised to learn that people have argued that LMMs can replace human participants in research.

Velkommen!

Perfect ending to a busy semester. We arranged a successful 1st Stavanger Brain Health symposium on the 20th, w/excellent talks. Followed by the #IBNS conference in Tromsø. I was happy to give a talk on approaches to impulsivity in brain disorders. Now it’s time for something completely different.

Three days until the first Stavanger Brain Health symposium! We are looking forward to great talks covering all things neuroscience! Thanks to Stavanger University Hospital and @unistavanger.bsky.social for their support!

Important new data on oxycodone prescriptions in Norway published by @haarren.bsky.social at KORFOR and @unistavanger.bsky.social. Haarr et al demonstrate a clear increase across healthcare settings.

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(+) Småbarnsfaren har oppnådd noe høyst uvanlig: – Stolt Aleksander Hagen Erga fikk i høst opprykk til professortittel – som 39-åring.

Veldig kjekt å bli intervjuet av RA Stavanger i forbindelse med at jeg fikk opprykk til professor i oktober. www.rastavanger.no/5-165-104176

Prosjektkoordinator Ønsker du en spennende arbeidsplass med mange muligheter? Regionalt kompetansesenter for rusmiddelforskning i Helse Vest (KORFOR) har nå ledig et vikariat som prosjektkoordinator i 100% stilling i to ...

Vi jakter etter en dyktig prosjektkoordinator for to spennende forskningsprosjekt vi er i gang med på KORFOR. Del gjerne med folk dette kan være relevant for.

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When I read ideas about ChatGPT as a replacement for writing, I immediately go to Weick’s explanation of the old adage, “How do I know what I think, until I see what I say?” If it replaces or profoundly shapes the writing process, then it changes the thinking process… which will align w/ its outputs

So happy to share the 1st Stavanger Brain Health symposium, aimed at local researchers. This local initiative will gather researchers across basic, applied and clinical neuroscience in @unistavanger.bsky.social and Stavanger University Hospital.
Registration here:
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Defragmenting psychology Nature Human Behaviour - Psychology is fragmented into the study of a myriad of constructs and measures, most of which are used very rarely. This hinders cumulative knowledge generation. We call on...

New comment by @faridanvari.bsky.social and friends arguing that psychology is fragmented into the study of too many constructs and measures with too few links.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience The search for neural mechanisms of behaviour often relies on a synchronic, driving view of causation, where neural activity drives more neural activity, which eventually drives behaviour. The real c...

Beyond Mechanism—Extending Our Concepts of Causation in Neuroscience onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... - really pleased that this paper with Henry Potter is now published in the European Journal of Neuroscience 😊

Figure. Declining US Dementia Prevalence Rates by Age, Year, and Birth Cohort

Viewpoint: Despite the expected increase in dementia due to an aging population, age-specific dementia prevalence rates in the US have declined by approximately two-thirds from 1984 to 2024. https://ja.ma/4hyAmNA

This study looks to be of such importance for clinical training og specialist training in psychology. Looking forward to reading it when published.

POINT - Preventing an opioid epidemic in Norway: Focusing on treatment of chronic pain - Institute of Clinical Medicine We research chronic pain treatment to minimize the risks associated with opioids.

Anbefaler deg å lese forskning fra POINT prosjektet: www.med.uio.no/klinmed/engl...

Jobs and vacancies - Faculty of Social Sciences Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

There are currently three open faculty positions (all levels) in my department (Psychology)
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord

We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science

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That is not necessarily true. Waitlist control groups are normally expected to change somewhat. Wither by natural recovery or becoming worse. Still, waitlist control groups are faaar from optimal.

Helse-perspektivet er et svart hull i debatten. Debatten handler om juridiske forhold, hvor helse brukes som en sanksjon eller neglisjeres i varierende grad. Dette bryter nok mot hva mange helsefolk tenker helsehjelp er, hvor muligheten for selvbestemmelse står mildt sagt sterkt.

The Relationship Between Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Mental Health in Substance Use Disorders: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis This longitudinal cohort study aims to investigate the relationship between self-reported childhood maltreatment (CM) and the retrospective trajectory of substance use, mental health, and satisfact...

Always fun to see that our publications from the Stayer study have impact! Our paper on childhood trauma in SUD in J Dual Diagnosis was the most read paper of 2024!
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"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research"

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We are still accepting new students for my PhD course in DHV220 - quasiexperimentsl methods in health science at @unistavanger.bsky.social.

The course combines a week of lectures at campus and online meetings over the rest of the semester.

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Tror politikere legger svært mye forskjellig i kulturbegrepet. Alt fra ivaretakelse av lokale bunadstradisjoner, til gode betingelser for caravanere, eller videreutvikling av balletten.

En av de underligste sakene jeg har sett i denne førjulstiden, er når det offentlige ikke hjelper frivilligheten å nå trengende. Flere eksempler på dette i Stavanger Aftenblad i år, samtidig som det diskuteres hvor byråkratisk ekstra støtte før jul faktisk er. @mimirk.bsky.social

Bilder parkinson | Dette er parkinson ti år etter De fotograf Anders M. Leines i 2014 laget utstillingen "DETTE ER PARKINSON" var det for å nyansere bildet av hvem det er som får sykdommen. Han endte opp med å gi oss et helt nytt. Hvordan har sykdomm...

Jeg anbefaler alle med interesse i livet med helseplager å se på billedserien «Livet med #Parkinson» av Anders M. Leines. Denne oppfølgingsserien er 10 år etter diagnosen.

www.detteerparkinson.no

I also keep on hitting the «do not ask again» option, to no avail.

Frontiers | The Persistence of Neuromyths in the Educational Settings: A Systematic Review Neuroscience influences education, and these two areas have converged in a new field denominated “Neuroeducation.” However, the growing interest in the educa...

People think they understand the brain, but often don't

"Neuromyths" come from
- lack of #psychology knowledge
- poor communication by #scientists 🧪
- low-quality info sources like outdated studies & tik tok

This 2022 review of neuromyths in education is 😧

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Got some great news today. Was awarded a scholarship from NFFO for the writing of the 🇳🇴book “A short introduction to addiction psychology”. Looking forward to working on this book project!
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#addiction #addictionpsych #narkosky

I would love to be added.

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