Prof of Neuroscience, University of Oxford and @thetrichprof (insta, FB, YouTube)
#neuroskyence || #psychscisky || #BFRBs || #trichotillomania || #mentalhealth || #brainhealth || #art || #WomenInSTEM
Clare Mackay
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🔊One of the UK’s first Brain Health Clinics celebrates five years since it launched and more than 500 patients using its services.
The Oxford Brain Health Clinic is dedicated to improving the assessment and diagnosis of memory problems. Find out more about its work👇
tinyurl.com/599ppynz
There are 3 Oxford-based post doc positions for this Wellcome Trust project that will be advertised soon!
If you have experinece in neurostimulation (tms/tus) and/or modelling of cogneuro data in humans do contact one of us (me, @mkflugge.bsky.social @lilweb.bsky.social, Jacinta OShea) to discuss!
🔊NEW RESEARCH: Shame plays a major role in hairpulling, a type of body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB), among young people, according to a study by @ox.ac.uk
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/ajjxz7rz
@claremackay.bsky.social @pollywaite.bsky.social #BFRBs @acamh.bsky.social @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social
Thanks to Oxford Sparks for the opportunity to talk about BFRBs!
Proud moment as the first BFRB research study from the University of Oxford has been published. Great summary thread here from Polly…
Big news!
I loved researching and writing this book, which is all about shedding the shame, and getting really curious about urges to pick, pull and bite.
I can't wait to share it with you! It's out on April 2nd, and is available to pre-order now.
#bfrb #bfrbs #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors
And we’re off! Oxford’s first neurodiversity conference. Massive effort from @ndv-andreiascosta.bsky.social and her army of volunteers. Looking forward to a great couple of days. #ohbrcNFconference
📢 September is #WorldAlzheimer’sMonth, a time to raise awareness and support those affected by #dementia
Our OH BRC Dementia Theme is pioneering research to shift dementia care from reactive treatment to proactive prevention and personalised management.
🌐 Learn more tinyurl.com/yefntkx2
Following social isolation, adolescents show increased sensitivity to rewards during effort-based decision making and reward learning.
@livia-tomova.bsky.social @sjblakemore.bsky.social @emilyanntowner.bsky.social @stepalminteri.bsky.social @lei-zhang.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The 6 things everybody should know about body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)👇
In this new video, Professor Clare Mackay - aka The Trich Prof - shares the things she wished more people knew about BFRBs: tinyurl.com/4hbybrp2
@claremackay.bsky.social
One of the UK’s first Brain Health Clinics is marking two major milestones as it celebrates five years since it launched and more than 500 patients using its services.
This study shows that, following social isolation, adolescents show increased sensitivity to rewards during effort-based decision making and reward learning. Access to virtual social interactions duri...
www.nature.com
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
Michael Browning
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health
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Repetitive negative thoughts will be investigated using a range of cutting-edge brain science techniques as part of a new study led by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford and funded by Wellcome @wellcometrust.bsky.social 👇
tinyurl.com/364es88k
🎙️ The #BigQuestions #Podcast is back for a brand new series! We're kicking off with a question that we know will resonate with many people...
🤚 Why do I bite my nails?
We chat to Prof Clare Mackay (@claremackay.bsky.social) to find out all about #BFRBs
🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/why...
New paper with @claremackay.bsky.social led by MSc student Talia Mayerson on the role of shame in the adolescent hairpulling and co-occurring anxiety and depressive symptomology: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....
Summary below:
This study found that shame is a significant mediator in positive associations between hairpulling severity and depression and anxiety severity within a community sample of adolescents with clinical ....
