Funding for research is a tough nut to crack, especially when you are up against projects which appeal to established parameters or have “preordained” high-profile objectives. Isabelle laments the paucity of financing available to ‘lean, mean and provocative” projects that question fashionable assumptions…
What if we were more than just our brains? Alexandre asks about the significance of a person’s environment and how that can impact any form of latent psychosis. Micah agrees that beyond any existing genetic precursors, how we experience the world can trigger or accentuate psychotic predispositions…
Does the test help to establish the optimal dosage of an existing drug regime or is it designed to indicate which molecule to use in the first place? Sean explains the way the body processes drugs to clarify the situation…
One of the key considerations of rTMS therapy is the individual treatment duration and the overall period of treatment required to effectively alleviate symptoms. In this video it’s time for some timely advice…
Now that the Zurich SYNERGIES programme has attained cruising speed, Isabelle and the PLEX-RPs start to explore the possibility of other types of collaboration with a view to future publication…
Hypofrontality (a state of decreased cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex of the brain) has been associated with a number of psychiatric diseases. In this episode, Micah raises the question of what’s behind this symptomatic response and asks if it could be the brain’s way of compensating for certain sensory deficits…
Sean takes time to recount the story of Cindy Black, an early enrolee in multi-gene testing for molecular matching. After many years of living with debilitating depression, Cindy went for broke, took the test and changed her life…
One of the key considerations of rTMS therapy is the individual treatment duration and the overall period of treatment required to effectively alleviate symptoms. In this video it’s time for some timely advice…
You want to know how being labelled as “mentally ill” can in and of itself destroy a life? Listen to Renaud as he so eloquently elucidates the semantic pitfalls and complex layers of guilt, stigma and hopelessness associated with coming to terms with a diagnosis…
Are PLEX particularly vulnerable to sensory and emotional overload and how do you find out? The discussion that follows Fernando’s question reveals PLEX insights into this convoluted topic and confirms them as valuable members of Micah’s research team…
