The lab team studies the effect of prenatal stress on childhood development and the various risk factors associated with schizophrenia.  

Directed by Sylvain Williams, PhD, the lab is interested in two brain structures – the hippocampus and the septum – which interact closely in order to generate critical aspects of learning and memory.

The MGSS is made up of independent investigators, research associates, graduate PhD and MSc level students, and research collaborators.

The lab is interested in the effects of stress on the aging process and in individual differences in stress responsivity.

Directed by Gillian O'Driscoll, PhD, the lab focuses on the neural basis of what are considered "behavioural markers of risk" for schizophrenia.

The lab uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the neural bases of human emotional processing.

Glossary of terms related to circadian rythms

Research projects of the Centre for study and treatment of circadian rythms.

Researchers at the Centre for Study and treatment of circadian rythms.

Through research at PEPP, patients benefit from new knowledge, resulting in state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment methods for the early stages of psychosis