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Drinking on cue. Your brain on exercise.

Concordia in the news
Posted on May 26, 2016

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  • Numerous media report on new Concordia research that looks at how people may be conditioned to drink alcohol in much the same way as Pavolv's dogs are conditioned to respond to specific cues and how conditioned responses to alcohol may encourage addiction. The study, led by Nadia Chaudhri, professor in the Department of Psychology, and co-authored by former Concordia student Chandra Srey and postdoctoral researcher Jean-Marie Maddux, was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: Science Codex, Science Daily, Mecidal Xpress, Science 2.0, NeuroScientist News, Sify News, The Health Site, Business Standard, The Free Press Journal, NewsWise, News X, The Times of India, The Statesman, Can-India, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall).
  • Journal Le Nord previews a Concordia research project announced by Louis Behrer, scientific director of the PERFORM Centre and professor in the Department of Psychology. The project, described by Behrer at a recent conference in Saint-Jérôme, will examine the benefits to seniors' cognitive health of physical activity. Behrer is quoted throughout.