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The Cognitive
Neuroscience of Schizophrenia Laboratory (CNoS) is located in the BC Mental
Health and Addictions Research Institute (BCMHARI) housed on the 3rd floor
of the Translational Research Building of the CFRI at Children's and
Women's Hospital in Vancouver, BC. We focus on
functional neuroimaging and
cognitive neuropsychiatry. We are
committed to developing a cognitive and biological understanding of the
symptoms of schizophrenia, and translating this information back to people
with schizophrenia so that they will better understand their illness, and
through this insight, be better able to cope with their symptoms.
Publications sorted by topic.
Current Lab Members:
Ph.D. Students:
Jennifer Whitman, Paul Metzak
Masters Student:
Katie Lavigne, Nicole Sanford
Research
Coordinator: Sara Flann
Computer
Programmers: John Paiement, Dave Mitenko
Research
Assistants: Jessica Ferguson-King, Tonya Kragelj, Sarah Hughes, Jennifer Riley
Functional Neuroimaging
The objectives of our
functional neuroimaging research are (1) to gain a functional and anatomical understanding of
the cognitive systems involved in psychosis and
schizophrenia, and (2) to develop new multivariate methods for analyzing
fMRI data, with applications to integrating information from fMRI, EEG and
MEG. For an example of how our software works, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17_q5dmXSHQ
Cognitive
Neuropsychiatry
The objective of our
cognitive neuropsychiatry research is to identify the cognitive operations
underlying the primary symptoms of psychosis and
schizophrenia. This is being
explored by way of originally designed cognitive paradigms for memory
confidence, source monitoring, reasoning, and semantic association.
We
are always looking for people to participate in this research. Please
email brainstudy@gmail.com if
you would like more information and if you might want to get involved.
Prospective Graduate Students
If you are interested in applying to study as a Graduate student in our lab, you can apply through
the UBC neuroscience
graduate program.
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