The Role of Adolescent Cannabis Usage on Gyrification in Schizophrenia Nicole Rychagov, BA Candidate Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Cannabis acts on the brain’s endocannabinoid system, which is involved...
Fusiform Gyrus Morphological Alterations in Psychosis Probands Neha Iska, BS Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: The Fusiform Gyrus (FG) has many distinct functions and could be implicated in psychosis...
Emotion conflict and stress in healthy female adults Aliza Brown, BA Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Effective cognitive functioning requires directing attention away from emotionally-salient stimuli to sustain attention...
Temporal stability of posterior alpha power in healthy & depressed adults Abigail Moline, BA Research Assistant – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) studies indicate that, relative to healthy controls, adults with...
Biomarkers/Biotypes, Course of Early Psychosis and Specialty Services Efim Oykhman, MS Lab Manager and Research Assistant – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Scientific Abstract Background: Psychotic disorders are highly heterogeneous in the early stages,...
Whole-brain Effective Connectivity during Social Reward and Punishment Reinforcement Learning in healthy controls Hamei Yu, BS Clinical Research Intern – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Reinforcement learning is the ability to learn about rewards...
Let’s Make It Fun: Teaching Clinical Neuroscience to First Year Psychiatry Residents Yelu Zhang, MD Resident – BIDMC Harvard Psychiatry Residency Training Program Scientific Abstract Background: Rapid advancements in the field of neuroscience have not been...
Decoding Complexities of the Psychosis Spectrum: A Machine Learning Approach to Disentangle the Contributions of Exposome, Genetics, Neurobiology, Cognition, and Personality Walid Yassine, PhD Faculty – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and McLean Hospital...
Emotional distress and protective positive psychology factors after cardiac arrest Alexander Presciutti, MA, MS Clinical Psychology Intern – Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: Emotional distress post-cardiac arrest (CA) is common and...
Neural biomarkers of mindfulness-induced behavior change in primary care patients with anxiety and depression Michael Datko, PhD Fellow – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,Cambridge Health Alliance,Massachusetts General Hospital Scientific Abstract...
Brain encoding of controllability and its relation to perceived stress Rotem Dan, PhD Fellow – McLean Hospital Scientific Abstract Background: The perception of control has been strongly related to mental health, with a protective effect of control against...
