neuroscience including brain development

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Is psychopathy related to alexithymia? Forum topic

Alexithymia is the reduced or inability to identify and describe one's emotions. When asked to describe feelings, people with alexithymia will more often describe the physical corporeal response to the feeling, rather than the complex emotion itself.  Prior research has linked alexithymia to people with mental health disorders such as depression.  Now, a team of Max Plank Society researchers in Germany have found a link between psychopathy and alexithymia.  

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Cannabis may thin adolescents' cerebral cortex? Forum topic

Two researchers from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine, Graciela Pineyro and Tomas Paus, have published their study this month which links Cannabis use to a thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents.  

Cells and Molecules Underpinning Cannabis-Related Variations in Cortical Thickness during Adolescence | Journal of Neuroscience

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Psilocybin: Searching for the anti-depressant of the future Forum topic

It's often interesting to see what mainstream news outlets pick up regarding mental health and addiction research.  CNN in the states has a compelling piece today on a 2021 study comparing the longer-term results of SSRI vs. psilocybin for depression treatment.

Psilocybin: Searching for the antidepressant of the future | CNN

 

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Nutrition and Mental Health Events

Nutrition and Mental Health (Virtual)

Online
Join us for an insightful discussion about how what we eat affects our mental wellbeing led by Kelly Matheson, MSc., RD.
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Kids Have Stress Too! Preschool, Kindergarten & Parent Program Professional Development Training Events

This program provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development, as well as the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies. This program contains practice and curriculum-based strategies to help young children learn how to manage stress.

The program features skill-based activities that:
- Help children gain a sense of control

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National Social Work Month & Social Work Week in Ontario - Save 20% Forum topic

March is National Social Work Month and it's also Social Work Week in Ontario!
To encourage professional development for social workers, psychotherapists, counsellors, and beyond, SickKids CCMH Learning Institute is pleased to offer a 20% discount on select programs.

Use the 20% discount code NSWM20 from March 6 to 15, 2024 towards the eligible programs below!
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Waypoint Talks: Deep TMS as a Novel Treatment Approach for Smokers Events

Join us on January 30th, 2024 from 10:00-11:30 EST for our first Waypoint Talks event of the year, hosted by Dr. Bernard Le Foll.

This session will explore the neurobiology of nicotine addiction and the development of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a novel treatment modality for smokers.

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Reset & Connect: one day retreat Understanding your nervous system Events

Date: April 15th, 2023
Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: 300 des Pères-Blancs
Price:
Early Bird (March 31st, 2023): $215
Regular Price (April 1st-April 15th) : $265
(Lunch included)
Please e-transfer retreat.reset.connect@gmail.com to reserve your limited spot and email us.
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Research snapshot - Sexual development in young people with autism spectrum disorder Forum topic

The sexuality of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a topic of growing interest. The research, however, shows a lack of sex education tailored to the needs of these individuals.

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Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience Events

Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: October 26, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Facilitators: Jennifer Mervyn, MA, PhD and Dwight Ballantyne, Founder, The Ballantyne Project

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Growing up and through the pandemic: Supporting young people through life transitions Events

As we collectively and cautiously emerge from the pandemic, young people (ages 17 to 25) are navigating education experiences and circumstances that might look more normal than they have in a few years. Young people are transitioning through high school, into post-secondary and into the work force after experiencing several challenges and restrictions during COVID-19.

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Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience Events

Supporting Indigenous clients: Understanding the neuroscience of trauma and resilience

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: October 26, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Facilitators: Jennifer Mervyn, MA, PhD and Dwight Ballantyne, Founder, The Ballantyne Project

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Investigating the ‘Magic’ in Magic Mushrooms: Psilocybin Neuropsychopharmacology and Therapeutic Research Events

This webinar is presented by CAMH’s Institute for Mental Health Policy Research.

Join a special talk by Professor Roland R. Griffiths.

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Neuroscience Workshop for Teens! Events

The Mathison Centre, CAN-BIND, and Mental Health Literacy are organizing a talk for youth about their mental health. Join the discussion about mental health and stress as youth share their experiences. Interested in a career in brain science or mental health? Meet neuroscientists, social workers, and psychiatrists who are sharing their stories! And come along as a neuroscientist leads you through a voyage through the normal and stressed human brain, with vivid brain imaging.



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Kids Have Stress Too! Preschool, Kindergarten, and Parent Program Events

This program from Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development, as well as the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies. This program contains practice and curriculum-based strategies to help young children learn how to manage stress.

• 1.5 hour recording on the fundamentals of stress management

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