Despite the high public concern with pedophilia, research into the brain mechanisms in this disorder is scarce. The objective of this study is to examine whether brain responses to erotic… Read this article >

Long-term cannabis use has been associated with the appearance of psychotic symptoms and schizophrenia-like cognitive impairments.  As concomitant acute and chronic tobacco use has confounded these findings, this study will:… Read this article >

Neuroscientists are concerned with how the human brain handles information from the environment, how it monitors the environment for changes, and how it decides to attend to some information at… Read this article >

Tobacco dependence is a pediatric disorder, with approximately three-quarters of adult tobacco users reporting their first tobacco use in childhood or adolescence.  There are suggestions that early smoking experiences may… Read this article >

This study aims to assess the use of electrophysiological measures in characterizing brain responsiveness to a specific class of antidepressants, namely the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and for predicting… Read this article >

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered an effective treatment option for people with depression who are medication-resistant or who require a quick response to treatment. However, ECT adversely affects cognitive functions,… Read this article >

Smoking of even a single cigarette causes the release of many chemical messengers in the brain, which act to induce pleasure, alter mood and influence the way we process information.… Read this article >

Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia, with the disorder being associated with dysfunction in multiple cognitive domains, including visuospatial working memory (VSWM), which has been shown to be… Read this article >

Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder, whereby each patient is afflicted with a unique combination of symptoms. Given this, it may be beneficial to study individual symptoms within schizophrenia as opposed… Read this article >

Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia have problems in processing sound and visual information from their environment.  Part of this problem is believed to be related to reductions in a chemical brain… Read this article >