Neuroscientist by training, interest in mental health, digital therapeutics, VR, health tech. https://nitter.gq/t.co/aATCa2jGC2 and @AkiliLabs Alum. Opinions my own.
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Fecal microbiota transferred to rats from individuals w/ Alzheimer's disease induced memory deficits compared to impact of that from healthy individuals.
Potentially relevant for nutraceuticals or medical food, and drug development targets.
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Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
"As the market moves to competition based on ... real world and high quality data, we hope to see a new generation of more engaging and effective [#mentalhealth] software” - a quote I will stand by, in this new story by @StephLBaum for @medcitynews: medcitynews.com/2023/09/digi…
Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
Now out- the definitive 20 year analysis of the only controlled trial in humans, on the enduring effects of early-life adversity on cognitive and emotional outcomes. The Romanian orphan study! predictable foster care is crucial! ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi… #stress #development
Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
Are you looking for a research role in a cognitive neuroscience lab exploring the brain & body mechanisms of mental health disorders and their treatments?
We are hiring:
💫Research assistant(s) jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/40881/
💫Postdoctoral research associate(s) jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/40876/
Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
We're hiring! We are seeking a postdoc to work on an project examining the neural effects of tACS and digital meditation on neural activity and cognition in healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment. Check it out: opportunities.ucsf.edu/conte…
cc @CogNeuroNews @OHBM
Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
🚀 Introducing the Mental Health VC Directory, a list of 100+ investors interested in/investing in mental health
Super stoked to share this resource, we've been working hard to put it together!
Brought to you by Headlines x @PsymedVentures👇
Reddit R/AskDocs verified answers to 195 patient questions blindly compared to ChatGPT answers by expert panel:
ChatGPT response:
preferred >78% of cases
>3x rated good or very good responses
>9x empathetic or very empathetic
#digitalhealth #chatgpt #AI
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AI (GPT-3) reduced skill gap of customer service agents.
35% productivity increase of poorer performers.
Agents <2months perform like those with >6 months experience
Study of >5000 agents before and after AI use.
Potential implications for labor market.
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International Women's Day, for all women.
#TransWomenAreWomen
A recent experiment suggests that the most effective campaigning strategies might be aim at changing attitudes, rather than refuting arguments about the alleged danger posed to cisgender women.
The key, imagination.
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"Cyclic sighing" not only reduces state anxiety like box breathing, cyclic hyperventilation, and meditation, but also most
-increases positive mood and
-reduces respiratory rate
(daily for a month, n=114)
#breathwork #mindfulness #evidencebasedpractice
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Guillaume Poirier, Ph.D. retweeted
Most brain-imaging studies make 3 questionable assumptions: mental events are localizable, map uniquely to dedicated #brain circuitry, & are independent of larger context. These 19th-century views need an update. New #OpenAccess paper in @TrendsCognSci. 1/ cell.com/trends/cognitive-sc…
Improved learning of a visual discrimination task was seen by presenting cues at an individualized EEG alpha frequency (commonly has a mean of 10Hz), at the phase trough rather than peak.
Deemed generalizable, curious to consider real-life applicability?
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Proposal for prisoner organs for a reduced sentence... really, Massachusetts, USA?
#ethics #vulnerablepopulations #bias
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Memory is often associated with dementia. A study found that in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body pathology, or a mix of both, faster rate of clinical decline was seen with initial symptoms other than memory.
#brainhealth #aging
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Language in all three groups, executive function in Alzheimer's or Lewy body groups, and similarly visual symptoms for the mixed pathology group.
Retrospective study, n=2426.
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Mindful yoga as add-on to treatment as usual (TAU) did not reduce depression for young women (18–34 years) with major depressive disorder (MDD) in 9-week intervention with 12-month follow-up.
Randomized trial, n = 171
#mentalhealth #evidencebasedcare
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"Exergaming" in persons with Parkinson's disease.
In-clinic simultaneous cognitive–motor training proved feasible and safe. Compared to standard of care in this pilot study, symptom improvements deemed to warrant efficacy studies.
#digitalhealth
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