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New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)

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A new Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPM-MEG) brain scanner has been installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA), based at the Department of Psychiatry. By measuring tiny magnetic fields generated by the activity of neurons in the brain the OPM-MEG scanner reveals which areas are active during specific tasks.

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Oxford strengthens global mindfulness research with £1 million gift

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Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile

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Cookies on this website We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click Accept all cookies well assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you wont see this message again. The work has already been featured in the countrys leading newspaper, El Mercurio.

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Mad in America’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2023

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New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis In December, Ashley Bobak wrote about a new study which sheds new light on the profound impact of childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms, particularly in treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia.

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Award in memory of Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry

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Cookies on this website We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click Accept all cookies well assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you wont see this message again. The award was created in her memory following her death in March last year.

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Could IPT Be a Treatment Option for Autism?

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The ability to mentalize is a fundamental capacity required in our social environment and impairments may utilise a risk for clinical psychiatric disorders (A. Individuals on the autism spectrum often experience comorbid depression, social stress, and difficulties in relating to themselves and others. Bateman & Fonagy, 2008).