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Our HBMRC Research Conference wrapped up last week! 🥳 This years conference brought new ideas, great teamwork, and highlighted our research outputs! We're thankful for our teams hard work and excited for the year ahead.🤝✨

What is the neurocircuitry of #cannabis cue-reactivity in cannabis use disorder? Check out our new #fMRI study findings. Congrats to all participants, Dr Hannah Sehl, the stellar supervisors @Govinrp @drvictoriamann1 & to a superb team tagged below #fig1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The AddPro team had a strong presence at the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference this year!📍 Well done to @eaamctavish, @hann_thomson, @issy_goodwin & @AmirHDakhili who presented their research and contributed valuable insights! ✨ #ACNS #Neuroscience

Big thank you to Dr. Maria Di Biase from UniMelb for an incredible talk at the HBMRC forum earlier today titled "From brain scans to stem cells: A unified strategy for #Schizophrenia research" A very interesting topic that sparked great discussion amongst our team! 🧠

Congrats to PhD candidate @AmirHDakhili from the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program on completing his Mid-Can Review! Amir’s research explores real-time #fMRI #neurofeedback in CUD. Thanks to supervisors @vale_addiction, @chaosuo, @Govinrp + supporting NFB team 🥳

👏 We're proud to announce that AddPro PhD student @Mariquinones is a #3MT finalist! Topic title: “I can get my eyes off you” – A look into attentional bias in cannabis addiction Well done representing your work with insight and clarity in just 3 minutes 🥳

check out our new work on cognitive function in cannabis use disorder: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Congrats for the PhD work, Gabrielle Abbott!

🎉 Huge congrats to @issy_goodwin from AddPro for receiving two major research grants: 🏅 #IBRO Exchange Fellowship 🏅 ACU Research Project Grant Her project: “Acute subjective effects of THC: a systematic review & meta-analysis” Paving the way for safer cannabis use 🙌

We're pleased to welcome our new Senior Research Officer Dr Wendy Adams to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program! Wendy has extensive expertise in leading the management of research operations and will work in this capacity within the AddPro team💡

Well done to AddPro PhD candidate @Mariquinones for passing her mid candidature review! 🙌 Her PhD focuses on Assessing Attentional Bias in Cannabis Use Disorder Congratulations 🥳🥳 Supervised by: Prof @vale_addiction, Prof @drvictoriamann1 & Dr @DrMaddieFraser

Welcome new Master of Psychology student Cassandra Lauder to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program of the @HBMRC_ACU Cassandra will explore differences in working memory using the N-Back task in individuals with moderate-to-severe CUD compared to controls 🧠✍️

Welcome new Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) student Kate Bresnan to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program of the @HBMRC_ACU. Kate will be looking at the effects of an ultra-brief mindfulness-based intervention on emotional regulation in cannabis users

🏃‍♀️Run to read our latest preprint fresh off the press🏃‍♀️ Titled: The addiction neurocircuitry during Resting-State Functional Connectivity fMRI in people with Cannabis User Disorder who tried to cut down or quit Congrats to Dr @hann_thomson + team 🥳 🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

We recently hosted our Centre Welcome for 2025 🥳 It was a great opportunity to come together as a team and extend a warm welcome to all the new students/staff that have joined the centre 🙏 We’re looking forward to a collaborative and productive rest of the year!

Exciting news! 🎉 My Three Minute Thesis video is now live, and I'd love your support! Pls check out the videos and vote for the People's Choice award using the link 🔗: acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5… Special thanks to my supervisors 🤗 @Michael_H_Cole @SarahLWhittle @HigginsDaryl

📢The 2nd instalment of our talk series 'Endurance in #STEM' is approaching📢 With industry expert and sports dietician 💻🥑@LouiseMBurke & world-record ultra-marathon run #Antarctica Donna Urquhart 🏃‍♀️ Date: Mon 11 Nov Time: 12pm AEDT Register now ⬇️ acu.edu.au/r/enduranceins…

@HBMRC_ACU @AddictionEnigma & @enigmabrains are excited to announce Sex differences in Addiction: An International Consensus Workshop WHEN:  Sept 27th 13:00-16:30 PDT Organised in conjunction with experts from @NIDAnews FREE registration: forms.gle/8P8qAvWhdWedFk… More info⬇️

Congrats to our 2nd year PhD student @ethan_murphy1 on being awarded a Summer Visiting Doctoral Fellowship @BostonCollege! Ethan will focus on resting-state functional connectivity in Cannabis Use Disorder. More details -shorturl.at/g3peA #PhDAchievement #FellowshipAward

Congrats to Ph.D. candidate Marianna Quinones from @HMBRC_ACU for passing the COC! 🥳 Her Ph.D. focuses on assessing and reducing attention bias in Cannabis Use Disorder. Supervised by @vale_addiction @drvictoriamann1 @DrMaddieFraser

Cannabis dependence might affect specific hippocampus subfields rich in CB1 receptors, which are key in addictive behaviour, regardless of sex. These changes may precede or initiate dependence.🧠. Congrats to the fantastic team! Read more 👉-tinyurl.com/bdem6vfc #Cannabis