Meet David. I am a research track resident in psychiatry joining the NINET lab in July 2018. I have a research interest in personalized psychiatry—using biomarkers to fine-tune the diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions. I am particularly interested in...
This page provides a description of the projects that the NINET Lab is hosting or currently involved in located in Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada. Click on any of the links provided below to learn more about the different projects and how to enroll. Please do...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), formerly known as electroshock therapy, is the most well recognized form of non-invasive brain stimulation treatment. ECT consists of delivering a strong electrical current to the brain in order to induce a short controlled seizure,...
This graph is built based on the review of 75 publications on this topic, providing a cool and efficient visualization of all those data data Stay tuned, we will be posting more on this topic. We are interested in pairing non-pharmacological interventions such...
Frequently Asked Questions about MST What is MST? Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) is a method used to treat various mood disorders by stimulating the brain non-invasively using pulsating magnetic fields. During MST, a pulsating magnetic field is focalized and...
Frequently Asked Questions about ECT What is ECT? Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is a method used to treat various mood disorders by stimulating the brain through the use of a high electrical current to induce a therapeutic seizure. How does ECT work? ECT relies on...
Our review work on a rare, but severe side effect associated with antipsychotics has just been published in Current Neuropharmacology. You may access it on the publisher’s site HERE for free.
Frequently Asked Questions about tDCS How does tDCS work? Mild current produced from the tDCS device primes the stimulated area for action without causing any neurons to fire electrical signals. Overall, this priming effect causes the neurons to become more likely to...