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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Brain stimulation and obesity

Prevention Neuroscience Lab research is profiled in this media post published today at Live Science. Science writer Charles Q. Choi interviews Dr. Peter Hall about the potential of brain stimulation methods in obesity treatment.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Brain volume predicts adherence

A newly published study found that larger baseline lateral prefrontal cortex volume predicts superior adherence to structured exercise programming among older women. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, was led by Dr. John Best and Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose of the University of British Columbia.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Student award news

Prevention Neuroscience Lab member Cassandra Lowe has won a UW Doctoral Thesis Completion Award. Well done Cassandra!

Thursday, March 23, 2017

NIBS methods and food cravings

In a new review article we describe the current state of the research literature involving the application of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) to the topics of food cravings, consumption and the treatment of disordered eating. The paper will appear in an upcoming special issue of Appetite, co-edited by Dr. Katrijn Houben, Dr. Chantal Nederkoorn and Dr. Suzanne Higgs.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

A new partnership to combat PTSD

The UW Prevention Neuroscience Lab is partnering with Parkwood Hospital Research Institute to improve the mental health of Canadian military personnel suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Clinical psychologist and AHS faculty member, Dr. Peter Hall and neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Amer Burhan of Parkwood Institute-Mental Health Therapeutic Brain Stimulation Program, are leading the study in collaboration with Veterans Affairs Operational Stress Injury Clinics in Waterloo and London, Ontario.

The Society for Trans-Disease Decision Processes and Therapeutics will be hosting its first meeting as a NIH-sponsored satellite conference to the 29th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in Boston this spring. Speakers will include Dr. Warren Bickel, Dr. Leonard Epstein and Dr. Bradley Appelhans.