Our guest this week is Ilya Demchenko, a graduate from McGill University's MS Neuroscience program. With a strong background in biology, he ventured into the world of the brain sciences, gaining a keen interest in psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience with a research focus on the Neurobiology of Mental Disorders. Join us for a winding discussion from interventional psychiatric programs, to social role playing, brain imaging and beyond!
Topics & Concepts
Defining Clinical Research
From Molecular to Macroscopic Systems
Novel interventional psychiatry program
Treatment resistance depression
Brain Stimulation, Ketamine Injection, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Three Axes of the Program Hierarchy: (1) Brain Stimulation, (2) Anaethesia, (3) Digitization
Repetitive Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS)
Dimensional vs. Categorical Models
Schizotypy
Social Roles: Extraordinary vs. Ordinary, Favorable vs. Unfavorable
Personality vs. Pathology
Experimental Design
Semantic Activation and Decision-Making
EEG Peaks as Biomarkers for Psychological Disorders
Placebo vs. Nocebo Effect
The paper that laid the foundation for Ilya's thesis:
Fernandez-Cruz et al. (2016)
https://www.nature.com/articles/npjschz201635
