Using digital technology to personalize depression treatments Katarina Stojkovic April 13, 2023 1476 Funding provided through the Bell Let’s Talk – Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program will enable researchers to determine the safety of a new tool in treating adult depression. Over the course of their li...
Improving depression treatments through translational research Katarina Stojkovic January 15, 2023 1854 Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in Canada – in any given year, 1 in 5 people experience mental health problems or addiction. Major depressive disorder, along with other mood disorders such as ...
Understanding neuronal function in brain-based diseases Katarina Stojkovic January 17, 2022 1282 University of British Columbia PhD candidate Hong Lu has been awarded the Shireen and Edna Marcus Award for his work in discovering a process essential to brain synapse development, in the hope of having a bett...
Thinking differently: autism in First Nations communities Katarina Stojkovic December 7, 2021 4293 Located in Central Alberta, the Plains Cree community of Maskwacis defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or pîtoteyihtam, as “he/she thinks differently”. According to Grant Bruno, a registered member of Samso...
Love builds brains: integrating cultural knowledge with brain science Katarina Stojkovic August 13, 2021 2434 Early childhood is a critical stage of development. The things we learn and experience at this time set the stage for our later success and fundamentally shape us as people. It is clear that past and present co...
