Danilo Bzdok /neuro/taxonomy/term/1111/all en Making AI a partner in neuroscientific discovery /neuro/channels/news/making-ai-partner-neuroscientific-discovery-355328 <h4><strong>New paper argues that Large Language Models can reveal breakthroughs humans alone cannot</strong></h4> Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:54:36 +0000 gallage.peiris@mail.mcgill.ca 5943 at /neuro Largest ever psychedelics study maps changes of conscious awareness to neurotransmitter systems /neuro/channels/news/largest-ever-psychedelics-study-maps-changes-conscious-awareness-neurotransmitter-systems-338389 <h4><b>Applying machine learning to a database of testimonials uncovers how drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are mechanistically rooted in the human brain</b></h4> <p>Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing area of neuroscience and clinical research, one that may produce much-needed new therapies for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Yet there is still a lot to know about how these drug agents alter states of consciousness.</p> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:22:31 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 5387 at /neuro Uncovering the relationship between lifestyle, personality and brain structure /neuro/article/open-science-research/uncovering-relationship-between-lifestyle-personality-and-brain-structure “The most defining characteristic of humans is, in my opinion, the complexity of our social systems” Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:09:24 +0000 Shawn Hayward 5101 at /neuro Scientists show what loneliness looks like in the brain /neuro/channels/news/scientists-show-what-loneliness-looks-brain-325504 <p><strong>Neural “signature” may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation</strong></p> <p>This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains of lonely people that make them distinct in fundamental ways, based on variations in the volume of different brain regions as well as based on how those regions communicate with one another across brain networks.</p> Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:19:14 +0000 zeny.gatdula@mail.mcgill.ca 4762 at /neuro Researchers awarded $2.7M to study loneliness and Alzheimer’s /neuro/channels/news/researchers-awarded-27m-study-loneliness-and-alzheimers-325223 <p><strong>Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease</strong></p> <p>Two researchers from The Neuro, with collaborators from the StoP-AD Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, will lead a research program centered on an emerging field of neuroscience thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging (NIH/NIA) in the USA.</p> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:25:38 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 4748 at /neuro Danilo Bzdok, MD, PhD /neuro/danilo-bzdok-md-phd Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:07:45 +0000 iain.cook@mcgill.ca 4412 at /neuro