Directed by J. Bruno Debruille, MD, PhD, the laboratory attempts to discover the neurocognitive mechanisms of psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, such as delusions, hallucinations, and alienation.

Jean-Bruno Debruille studies the processes that precede and permit the conscious perception using fMRI and ERPs.

The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.

The researchers exploring the “Schizophrenia and neurodevelopmental disorders” theme focus on the causes, course, treatment and prevention of: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome Autism (research and evaluation) In Canada, one in a hundred people will be diagnosed with schizophrenia while 3 to 5% of children have an attention deficit...

The 2010 Douglas Institute research teams who were awarded grants from NSERC to pursue work in their respective fields of expertise.