Congratulations to Dr. Sakib! Nazmus has managed to complete his doctorate degree in record time, and with poise and confidence as always. Well done Nazmus, and happy to have you continue in the lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow.
Congratulations to Dr. Hudson! We are very happy to announce that Anna has successfully completed her doctorate in the Department of Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Roxane Itier and Dr. Heather Henderson. Anna will be continuing her work with us at a Postdoctoral fellow. Well done Anna!
New findings from the Canadian COVID-19 Experiences Project suggest a link between SARS-CoV-2 infection history and symptoms of cognitive dysfunction.
Very pleased to announce that Waterloo Professor and CCEP co-PI Geoffrey Fong has been awarded the Order of Canada! A warm and enthusiastic congratulations from everyone here at the PrevNeuro Lab.
What media communications are most effective for encouraging COVID-19 vaccination? Dr. Hall is leading a new CIHR-funded study which will leverage novel brain imaging paradigms and conventional population surveys to optimize COVID-19 media communications to address different age groups in Canada.
How do everyday lifestyle behaviors impact the adolescent brain? In a new study, PN lab member Mia Papasideris used mobile functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to image brain activity on-site in school settings. She finds that a number of behaviors influence brain health, and some even impact academic achievement.
Please check out the new special issue on biobehavioral facets of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, there is some excellent work on the mental health impacts of the pandemic on the general population, special populations, and health professionals.
As a parent of a mixed-race child, I care about his future and his ability to live in a world where he is not judged or treated differently based on the colour of his skin. I support diversity and inclusion at all levels, and I am against racism against black, indigenous, and Asian persons, and other people of colour.
In the largest and most highly powered study to date, involving nearly 10,000 Canadian adolescents, a near zero magnitude relationship was observed between physical exercise in adolescents and academic performance. Read more about this study here.
Announcing a new special issue of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience guest edited by PN Lab director, Dr. Peter Hall. Focused on "the social neurobiology of eating," this collection of empirical, methodological and theoretical papers will be published in early 2021.