Oxford PERL Lab

**We are recruiting** Seeking a postdoc to work on a Wellcome-funded cohort study focusing on social-cognitive processing in typically developing children and adolescents (aged 8-18 years) and children and adolescents with 22q11.1 deletion syndrome. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49291/

Always a pleasure to take these talks (and interactive dance demos!) on the road - thanks for having me, Little Heath School, via the Scientists in Schools outreach program!

Our Athena Swan self assessment team has been meeting to start delivering on our exciting action plan to advance #genderequality and inclusion in the Dept. It comes after our Athena Swan Silver Award was renewed earlier this year. Find out more 👇 tinyurl.com/fr2p5e9m

Loved talking to @lucycfry about why antidepressants worked for her - including telling her about @OxfordPERL's discoveries - and why despite what some might think, there is nothing inherently contradictory about antidepressants & psychotherapy. inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Thank you @acmedsci for welcoming all the new fellows today. It was amazing to see everything the academy does, hear about phenomenal research and meet so many inspirational people

Does your trainee use the BAP online CPD resource? If not, why not - it's free for trainees! @rcpsych Pre-Membership Psychiatric Trainees can follow the link on the RCPsych eLearning Hub 'My Account' page to get free access to the BAP Online Resource. buff.ly/3vHUKtG

Nice summary of our recent @BJPsych paper where prucalopride was associated with reduced risk of depression after 1y: psych.ox.ac.uk/news/could-tak…

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

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…

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"

New paper out now! Prucalopride (5-HT4 agonist) is associated with lower incidence of depression compared to two other anti-constipation drugs in large US clinical health record sample.

It’s time for #BlackInNeuroRollCall ✨✨✨ Introduce yourself and your research and be sure to tag us so we can amply you! 🗣️ Let’s get #BINW24 started off right and show off all of our amazing BIN members 🤗

Pre-doc RA job in our NMH lab at @UCL_ICN with @olijrobinson! Focusing on mechanisms of treatment in anxiety, a great opportunity to learn skills in mental health/neuroscience/computational research and work in a collaborative environment, deadline Aug 7th ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

If you didn't catch it, learn more about @FemiMind and Chekhov's "Ward No 9" on the podcast linked below 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-8dk…

I urge all #BAP2024 delegates to listen to @FemiMind's excellent 'Is Psychiatry Working?' show on @BBCRadio4 Props to Femi and @HoratioClare for making this series. A must listen for anyone interested in mental health. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

📢@OxfordPERL and @OxHealthBRC researchers are recruiting healthy participants for the Oxford Semaglutide and Cognition (OxSENSE) Study. The study is investigating the effects of a single-dose of #semaglutide on #cognition. All details on our website. tinyurl.com/OxSense

Are you going to #BAP2024 in Birmingham on 21-24 July? André and @_flomartin will be there, reporting live & sharing what we learn on social media. You can join our #BeyondTheRoom team & join in with the live tweeting. Reply to this message to find out more 👍🏽 @BAPsych

NEW PAPER: Neurological & psychiatric outcomes of semaglutide for Type II diabetes. Study @rdegiorgi @MaximeTaquet finds semaglutide: - does not negatively impact brain health - is associated with lower risk of cognitive problems & nicotine dependence psych.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study…

JOB: Associate Professor of #Psychiatry with fellowship @WolfsonCollege & honorary @OxfordHealthNHS We're looking for a world-leading researcher who can deliver teaching & is committed to equality, diversity & inclusion #AcademicTwitter #academicjobs my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Funded PhD (from Oct 2024) to work with me and Phil Burnet on a study of the cognitive effects of probiotics in perimenopausal women. Please retweet and get in contact if interested! jobs.ac.uk/job/DIK758/dph…