Sophie Grégoire, ambassador of the 2013 Mini-Psych School, asks : "Will you be a team member?" 2013-09-18
2013 Mini-Psych School ambassador Sophie Grégoire is inviting all Canadians to better understand how hormones and the brain influence many aspects of women's daily lives. Read the 2013 Mini-Psych ...

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Sophie Grégoire, ambassador of the 2013 Mini-Psych School, asks : "How do you take care of yourself?" 2013-09-18
2013 Mini-Psych School ambassador Sophie Grégoire is inviting all Canadians to better understand how hormones and the brain influence many aspects of women's daily lives. Read the 2013 Mini-Psych ...

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Sophie Grégoire, ambassador of the 2013 Mini-Psych School, asks : "How do you find balance?" 2013-09-17
2013 Mini-Psych School ambassador Sophie Grégoire is inviting all Canadians to better understand how hormones and the brain influence many aspects of women's daily lives. Read the 2013 Mini-Psych ...

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Preventing Alzheimer's disease: an impossible dream? - A 2012 lecture by John Breitner 2013-06-06
If one of your parents suffered from Alzheimer’s, your own chance of developing it increases by 50%. But new research is exploring ways to intervene early enough in the disease to prevent its devas...

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Can psychosis be prevented? - A 2012 lecture by Ridha Joober 2013-05-14
Is it possible to detect the factors that trigger psychotic episodes? Are the social pressures on youth (abuse, bullying, drug use) associated with the development of psychosis? Is it possible for ...

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Losing brain power - Alzheimer's or just normal aging? A 2011 lecture by Judes Poirier (in French) 2012-07-03
As the human body ages, cognitive abilities and memory inevitably decline. But when this decline occurs at a faster rate than normal, such rapid decline is known as dementia. Alzheimer's disease is...

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The eating disorder “mix” : genes, environments and gender. A 2011 lecture by Howard Steiger (in French) 2012-06-26
We tend to blame social pressures alone for the increasing incidence of anorexia and bulimia, but more often than not they are simply the trigger that sets off an individual's pre-existing vulnerab...

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Hitting bottom - Chronic or episodic depression and burnout? A 2011 lecture by Mimi Israel (in French) 2012-06-19
Depression can be a symptom of another mental health issue (such as bipolar or eating disorder) or may occur as a result of a physical health problem (such as cancer or heart disease). It can be ch...

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Heart and mind - Emotions as a survival tool. A 2011 lecture by Camillo Zacchia (Part 2) (In French) 2012-06-07
Anger, sadness, joy, excitement, fear and anxiety are all emotions that are essential to our survival, but they can also cause us a lot of trouble! This is Part 2 of the lecture given by Camillo Z...

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Heart and mind - Emotions as a survival tool. A 2011 lecture by Camillo Zacchia (Part 1) (In French) 2012-06-05
Anger, sadness, joy, excitement, fear and anxiety are all emotions that are essential to our survival, but they can also cause us a lot of trouble! This is Part 1 of the lecture given by Camillo Z...

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