ECNP Podcast series

What do stress and resilience have in common? What is burnout and what are the challenges of studying it? How can different online platforms help researchers with literature research and psychiatric patients to better understand the medications that they’re prescribed? In this conversation, expert Christiaan Vinkers, the Netherlands, guides us through the world of stress and resilience, as well as his inspiring side projects. Joined by PhD student Silvia Bruzzone, Denmark, Christiaan offers invaluable advice to Early Career Scientists, shedding light on both the academic and practical aspects of studying mental health.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of ECNP. The content of this podcast should not be used in any way as the basis for treatment decisions.

In this podcast, pharmacologist Christina Dalla, shares with Aiste Lengvenyte, France, her journey into the world of sex differences in depression models and antidepressant response. They discuss why sex matters in neuroscience and how it should be integrated into research. Christina also shares the challenges and rewards of her career and gives insight into the role of sex and gender in the future of applied neuroscience.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of ECNP. The content of this podcast should not be used in any way as the basis for treatment decisions.

The COVID pandemic created a beneficial momentum in mental health research. In this podcast, Celso Arango and Aiste Lengvenyte discuss the challenges in youth mental health including awareness, prevention and access to treatment. They also talk about the latest discoveries on the causes of neurodevelopmental conditions and the need for a more dimensional approach in mental health.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of ECNP. The content of this podcast should not be used in any way as the basis for treatment decisions.

Would you like to know ‘why we just don’t do the things we know are good for us?’ listen to part two of the podcast series with Silke Matura and Veerle van Gils. Learn more on the effects of lifestyle on cognition and get familiar with the various techniques used to measure different types of cognition.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of ECNP. The content of this podcast should not be used in any way as the basis for treatment decisions.

In part one of the two-part podcast series, recorded during the ECNP Congress in Vienna, PhD student Veerle van Gils and senior clinical scientist and psychologist Dr Silke Matura discuss the role of dysfunctional insulin signalling as modulator of mental and non-mental chronic diseases. They are both part of the PRIME (Prevention and Remediation of Insulin Multimorbidity in Europe) project trying to identify and specify the molecular mechanisms underlying insulin comorbidities.

Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the official position of ECNP. The content of this podcast should not be used in any way as the basis for treatment decisions.