Alain Gratton, PhD, investigates the role of dopamine in drug abuse, as well as exposure to stress.

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...

Understanding the molecular mechanism leading to addiction in humans

Might living a structured life with regularly established meal times  lead to a better life and perhaps even prevent the onset of mental illness?

Bruno Giros, professor in the Department of Psychiatry, explained on the air at Radio-Canada how his work on dopamine in the brain  opens new avenues.

 Discovery of “teen gene” could hold promise for combating severe mental illnesses

A brain reward gene influences food choices in the first years of life

"Bilingual" neurons may reveal the secrets of brain disease

A doctoral student in neuroscience at the Douglas receives grant to study in France.

Bruno Giros, PhD, is chair of the Graham Boeckh Chair in Schizophrenia