Brigitte Kieffer receives the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award

 Discovery of “teen gene” could hold promise for combating severe mental illnesses

A brain reward gene influences food choices in the first years of life

Véronique Bohbot, PhD, establishes direct link between stimulus-response learning and alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse

Brigitte Kieffer takes office as the new Scientific Director of the Douglas Institute Research Centre January 15

This donation, one of the largest ever in mental health, will go towards creating a centre for neuroinformatics and mental health.

Impaired melatonin secretion may play a role in premenstrual syndrome

Sleep and sleep disorders > Diane Boivin wrote a fascinating health guide on sleep with a special focus on night shift workers and new mothers

Mini-Psych School 2012 – Gaining the Power to Understand, Prevent and Help

Effects of child abuse  > Researchers are exploring the effects of child abuse on the brain and on suicidal tendency.