Michael Colwell

New paper in Nature Comms @NatureComms ! If you're interested in serotonin and its influence on human behaviour, you may enjoy our new paper. We use a now-available method to increase brain serotonin that differs from conventional methods (e.g., SSRIs). nature.com/articles/s4146…

Serotonin reduces sensitivity to aversive contexts. 🧵1/10

NEW: Researchers have found increasing serotonin makes people better able to control their behaviour, particularly when exposed to negative information. More info ⬇️ ox.ac.uk/news/2024-08-0…

Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information ox.ac.uk/news/2024-08-0…

Identifying dysfunctional cell types and circuits in animal models for psychiatric disorders with calcium imaging nature.com/articles/s4138…

The serotonin releasing agent fenfluramine enhances memory, reduces impulsive responses and sensitivity to negative consequences, translating work from preclinical models to humans, by Michael Colwell @SusieMurphy ://inews.co.uk/news/why-antidepressants-work-serotonin-3215154"

Thank you to @theipaper for an interesting and well-balanced take on our latest paper: inews.co.uk/news/why-antid… #serotonin

It’s launch day! The Oxford Visual Perception screen is available to download here oxvps.webspace.durham.ac.uk It’s an easy to use 15-min test suitable for stroke survivors. In 10 tasks like naming pictures or counting stars, OxVPS checks for 15 visual perception conditions.

When we asked OTs and orthoptists about the biggest challenges in screening for visual perception difficulties Lack of #Training was their Number 1. @biosstrokeneuro @RCOT_NP Full paper: tinyurl.com/537k3rj3 @MichaelJColwell

How deep is your … brain? In our new @NatRevNeurosci paper, we propose the shallow brain hypothesis. We contest the prevailing view that inference in the brain is hierarchical and can be captured by deep learning algorithms. with M Suzuki and C Pennartz nature.com/articles/s4158…

Direct serotonin release in humans shapes decision computations within aversive environments biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_neursci

Call for volunteers! We've started recruitment on a short drug study, looking for healthy volunteers aged 18-45. @OxfordPERL @OxPsychiatry #Recruitment #Psychology Find out more: psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cV…