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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 3d

authors: Christopher R Pickering, @vale-addiction.bsky.social, Andrew Jones, Martin Guest, Paul Christiansen & Carl A Roberts

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 3d

New paper 🌟

Latest output featuring AddPro's @vale-addiction.bsky.social found no differences in neural responses/performance in cannabis cue-specific inhibitory control when comparing recreational CB users vs. non using controls.

Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41037310/Co

Congrats to all authors

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 8d

@vale-addiction.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 8d

Big thank you to Dr. Maria Di Biase from UniMelb for an incredible talk at the HBMRC forum earlier today titled "From brain scans to stem cells: A unified strategy for #Schizophrenia research"

A very interesting topic that sparked great discussion amongst our team! 🧠

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 10d

Authors: @saampras.bsky.social, @ntvandam.bsky.social, @sunjeevkamboj.bsky.social, Aki Tsuchiyagaito, @matthewsacchet.bsky.social, Masaya Misak, @Bradford A. Moffat, @vale-addiction.bsky.social, @andrewzalesky.bsky.social

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 10d

Can brain training improve #meditation? 🧘‍♂️

New study by @saampras.bsky.social featuring AddPro's @vale-addiction.bsky.social suggests that #neurofeedback can boost awareness + reduce emotional distress during meditation in beginners!

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Congrats to all authors!

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to all authors: Danielle Dawson, Daniel Stjepanovic, Caitlin McClure, @vale-addiction.bsky.social, Wayne Hall, @tianzesun.bsky.social & @Janni Leung 👏

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 16d

New publication ‼️

Check out this interesting new paper led by Danielle Dawson featuring AddPro program lead @vale-addiction.bsky.social on medicinal cannabis motivations and pathways 🍃👉

Link to full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1082...

#medicinalcannabis

Motivations and Pathways: A Thematic Analysis of Interviews with Medicinal Cannabis Consumers in Australia

Medicinal cannabis has been legally available in Australia since 2016. The current study examined the motivations for seeking medicinal cannabis and the pathways through which Australians accessed ...

doi.org

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 17d

Congrats Gabrielle Abbott, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Jessica Bartschi, Suraya Dunsford, @issygoodwin.bsky.social, Anastasia Paloubis, Marianna Quinones-Valeria, Eugene McTavish, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia, @jcousijn.bsky.social, @garyckchan.bsky.social, Nadia Solowij & @vale-addiction.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 17d

🧠 New research alert!

Check out the AddPro's recent publication that explores social cognition in young adults with #CUD. Findings suggest that altered social cognition may not be a key feature of CUD.

Dive into the details here 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#socialcognition

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 20d

Well done to authors:
@vale-addiction.bsky.social, @drerynnchristensen.bsky.social & Rita Valentino

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · 20d

New paper 🚨

See the AddPro's latest commentary
"Understanding Sex Differences in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Moving Target", exploring the evolving landscape of how sex differences shape substance use behaviours + development of SUD

🔗 journals.lww.com/journaladdic...

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Authors: Ethan Murphy, Amir Hossein Dakhili, @saampras.bsky.social, @andrewzalesky.bsky.social, Rebecca Glarin, @hannah-christina.bsky.social, Anastasia Paloubis, Sunjeev K Kamboi, Bradford A Moffat, Govinda Poudel, Chao Suo, @vale-addiction.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Publication alert 🚨

Introducing the world's first protocol for an fMRI-neurofeedback study in people with CUD!

Thinking of setting up your own NFB study?
🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...

Congrats to AddPro PhD student Ethan Murphy on another first author paper + supporting NFB team

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Supervisors: @vale-addiction.bsky.social, Govinda Poudel & Chao Suo
NFB team: @hannah-christina.bsky.social, Anastasia Paloubis, Ethan Murphy & Saampras Ganesan

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congratsto PhD candidate Amir Hossein Dakhili from the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program on successfully completing his Mid-Can Review! Amir’s research explores real-time #fMRI #neurofeedback in CUD. Thanks to supervisors + supporting NFB team (tagged). 🥳

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 23

👏 We're proud to announce that AddPro PhD student
Marianna Quinones-Valeria is a #3MT finalist!

Topic title: “I can get my eyes off you” – A look into attentional bias in cannabis addiction

Well done representing your work with insight and clarity in just 3 minutes 🥳

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 14

EXTENDED #JobAlert: Join our team!

AddPro led by Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Assistant (1-2 days p/wk) to support coordination & data analysis of the ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids Consortium (ENIGMA-ECann)

📅 Fri 18 Jul 5pm

Pls share with your networks!

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 10

@vale-addiction.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 10

Check out the Addiction Program's latest work 👉 How do Standard #THC Units compare & complement other metrics of THC?

Thanks for the collaboration @RobertGabrys & Shea Wood from CCSA + Dave Hammond & @TomPFreeman – from BathAIM!

To read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 9

@vale-addiction.bsky.social @ibroorg.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎉 Huge congrats to @issygoodwin.bsky.social from AddPro for receiving two major research grants:

🏅 #IBRO Exchange Fellowship
🏅 ACU Research Project Grant

Her project: “Acute subjective effects of THC: a systematic review & meta-analysis”
Paving the way for safer cannabis use 🙌

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jun 13

@issygoodwin.bsky.social @hannah-christina.bsky.social @vale-addiction.bsky.social

Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jun 13

We're happy to share the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program's latest staff promotions 🙌

Congrats to @hannah-christina.bsky.social & @issygoodwin.bsky.social on their new positions as Senior Research Officer & Senior Technical Officer!

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Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social · Jun 13

#JobAlert: Join our team!
The Psychological Mechanisms and Innovations (PMI) Program of the HBMRC is hiring a Research Assistant to work with collaborators across two research trials. #OrygenDigital. candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti... - Closing 26 Jun 📅

Research Assistant - Vacancy Details

candidate.aurion.cloud

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