Check out our new #review on 30 years of #neuroimaging evidence on the neurobiology of #cannabis use during and beyond intoxication. doi.org/10.2147/SAR.... @vale-addiction.bsky.social @hannah-christina.bsky.social

How do we reduce #brain hyperactivity during #cannabis #craving? check out our fMRI #neurofeedback study for the 1st time in cannabis users & with an ultra-high strength 7T #MRI 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ad... @vale-addiction.bsky.social

And that's a wrap! 🎉 Huge thanks to the Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health team of the @HBMRC_ACU for an amazing #AddPro Research Team Development Workshop. Growing as researchers AND as leaders 🧠✨ @vale-addiction.bsky.social #Neuroscience #AddictionResearch #MentalHealth

We're delighted to welcome three new members to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program (AddPro) at the @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social!

Check out a new #review on how consuming #cannabis recreationally changes #cognition over time in young adults. Congrats, Gabrielle Abbott, Lisa Greenwood, Jessica Bartschi, @vale-addiction.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Emillie Beyer, who recently completed her PhD, has published a new paper in Psychopharmacology! The first #RCT #fMRI trial of #mindfulness for #CannabisUseDisorder, revealing distinct changes in brain reward regions🧠 @vale-addiction.bsky.social @hannah-christina.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Marianna Quinones‑Valera, PhD student, has released her #FirstPublication! 🎉 Her study found no evidence of attentional bias in #CannabisUseDisorder, underscoring the need for stronger methods in the field. Thanks to supervisors, collaborators & participants💛 @vale-addiction.bsky.social

Closing soon: Job opportunity for part-time Research Assistant. EoI closes day! Join a great team.

🚨Join our team 🚨 HBMRC is currently recruiting a Research Assistant (0.6–0.8 FTE) for a six‑month appointment, with potential for extension. The role will support two research trials in collaboration with Orygen Digital @orygen.org.au Closing date: COB, Friday 27th March 2026 ⬇️

🚨Join our team 🚨 HBMRC is currently recruiting a Research Assistant (0.6–0.8 FTE) for a six‑month appointment, with potential for extension. The role will support two research trials in collaboration with Orygen Digital @orygen.org.au Closing date: COB, Friday 27th March 2026 ⬇️

What helps young people stay engaged with digital mental health tools? Our paper, published this week in Internet Interventions, explores this question using a mixed-methods approach. 1/3 t.co/oZzHCrh56l

🎉 Massive congratulations to AddPro PhD student @ethan_murphy1 on submitting his PhD! His PhD examined the use of real-time #fMRI-neurofeedback to change the brain in #Cannabis Use Disorder 🧠 Well done Ethan! Thanks to the supervisors + HDR coordinator (tagged below)👏🎓

#JobAlert only a few days left to apply! Send your Expression of Interest and CV by Friday 23rd Jan to apply for a Research Assistant role to support research operations with Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social 🧠🚀

#JobAlert only a few days left to apply! Send your Expression of Interest and CV by Friday 23rd Jan to apply for a Research Assistant/ECR role to support ENIGMA-ECann research activities with Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social 🧠🚀

🚨Job alert 🚨 Join our team! The Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program led by Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social is recruiting a Research Assistant (~2 days/week) to support research operations. 🧠 📅 Deadline: Friday 23rd January

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Friday 23rd January 🚨Job alert 🚨 Join our team! Prof Valentina Lorenzetti is recruiting a Research Assistant/ECR (~2 days/week) to support research activities for the newly established ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids consortium (ENIGMA-ECann). 🧠

#JobAlert: Join our team! AddPro led by Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social is recruiting a Research Assistant (1-2 days/week) to support coordination & data analysis for the ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids Consortium (ENIGMA-ECann) 🗓️Deadline: Wed 7th Jan Pls share with your networks!🧠

Our HBMRC Research Conference wrapped up last week! 🥳 This years conference brought new ideas, great teamwork, and highlighted our research outputs! We're thankful for our teams hard work and excited for the year ahead.🤝✨

What is the neurocircuitry of #cannabis cue-reactivity in cannabis use disorder? Check out our new #fMRI study findings. Congrats to all ppts, Dr Hannah Sehl, supervisors @vale-addiction.bsky.social, @govindapoudel.bsky.social, Dr. Victoria Manning & the team! sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉 Big Congratulations to PhD student @Mariquinones & Honours student Charity Lane who won our Best 3M Presentation Awards! Thank you for sharing your fantastic presentations ✨

✨ Huge shout-out to our student presenters! We thank you for the hard work, research contributions, and creativity you've shared with the centre. Well done to all who presented! See below highlights of just a few of the great talks today 🥳

Thanks to our opening presenters Dr. Aydin Anic & Dr. Tina Whyte-Ball for kicking of the conference w the topic of road safety! They discussed how 1. how visual exploration impacts road crossing decisions & 2. road safety barriers experienced by First Nation Australians 🚗💡

Our 2025 Research Conference is underway! We're excited to share new insights, connect with our team & showcase our achievements as a centre 🚀 We're privileged to host A/Prof Leo Chen from St Vincents Hospital presenting on brain stimulation to transform mental health 🧠 #TMS

The AddPro team had a strong presence at the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society conference this year!📍 Well done to Eugene McTavish, @hannah-christina.bsky.social, @issygoodwin.bsky.social & Amir Dakhili who presented their research & contributed valuable insights! ✨ #ACNS #Neuroscience

HBMRC is proud to spotlight Dr Joanne Bennett on receiving the Young Leaders Oration Award @acrsroadsafety.bsky.social for her incredible work committed to reducing road trauma. #pedestriansaftey #RoadSafety

Thanks to A/Prof @shaliniarunogiri.bsky.social who presented at our recent HBMRC Research Forum! She covered the latest on #PTSD + #addiction treatment in Australia, spanning across clinical trials, real-world implementation + new #psychedelic therapy approaches with a focus on accessible care💡

New paper 🌟 Latest output featuring AddPro's @vale-addiction.bsky.social found no differences in neural responses/performance in cannabis cue-specific inhibitory control when comparing recreational CB users vs. non using controls. Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41037310/Co Congrats to all authors

Big thank you to Dr. Maria Di Biase from UniMelb for an incredible talk at the HBMRC forum earlier today titled "From brain scans to stem cells: A unified strategy for #Schizophrenia research" A very interesting topic that sparked great discussion amongst our team! 🧠

Can brain training improve #meditation? 🧘‍♂️ New study by @saampras.bsky.social featuring AddPro's @vale-addiction.bsky.social suggests that #neurofeedback can boost awareness + reduce emotional distress during meditation in beginners! 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Congrats to all authors!

New publication ‼️ Check out this interesting new paper led by Danielle Dawson featuring AddPro program lead @vale-addiction.bsky.social on medicinal cannabis motivations and pathways 🍃👉 Link to full paper: doi.org/10.1080/1082... #medicinalcannabis

🧠 New research alert! Check out the AddPro's recent publication that explores social cognition in young adults with #CUD. Findings suggest that altered social cognition may not be a key feature of CUD. Dive into the details here 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #socialcognition

New paper 🚨 See the AddPro's latest commentary "Understanding Sex Differences in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Moving Target", exploring the evolving landscape of how sex differences shape substance use behaviours + development of SUD 🔗 journals.lww.com/journaladdic...

Publication alert 🚨 Introducing the world's first protocol for an fMRI-neurofeedback study in people with CUD! Thinking of setting up your own NFB study? 🔗 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8... Congrats to AddPro PhD student Ethan Murphy on another first author paper + supporting NFB team

Congratsto PhD candidate Amir Hossein Dakhili from the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program on successfully completing his Mid-Can Review! Amir’s research explores real-time #fMRI #neurofeedback in CUD. Thanks to supervisors + supporting NFB team (tagged). 🥳

👏 We're proud to announce that AddPro PhD student Marianna Quinones-Valeria is a #3MT finalist! Topic title: “I can get my eyes off you” – A look into attentional bias in cannabis addiction Well done representing your work with insight and clarity in just 3 minutes 🥳

EXTENDED #JobAlert: Join our team! AddPro led by Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Assistant (1-2 days p/wk) to support coordination & data analysis of the ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids Consortium (ENIGMA-ECann) 📅 Fri 18 Jul 5pm Pls share with your networks!

Check out the Addiction Program's latest work 👉 How do Standard #THC Units compare & complement other metrics of THC? Thanks for the collaboration @RobertGabrys & Shea Wood from CCSA + Dave Hammond & @TomPFreeman – from BathAIM! To read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...

🎉 Huge congrats to @issygoodwin.bsky.social from AddPro for receiving two major research grants: 🏅 #IBRO Exchange Fellowship 🏅 ACU Research Project Grant Her project: “Acute subjective effects of THC: a systematic review & meta-analysis” Paving the way for safer cannabis use 🙌

We're happy to share the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program's latest staff promotions 🙌 Congrats to @hannah-christina.bsky.social & @issygoodwin.bsky.social on their new positions as Senior Research Officer & Senior Technical Officer!

#JobAlert: Join our team! The Psychological Mechanisms and Innovations (PMI) Program of the HBMRC is hiring a Research Assistant to work with collaborators across two research trials. #OrygenDigital. candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti... - Closing 26 Jun 📅

Check out the Addiction Programs new #preprint from the Nimbin project! Titled: A new, co-designed repository of Cannabis images from Australian street cannabis plant matter: the CANNA images dataset 📸🍃 Link: osf.io/preprints/ps... Congrats to all authors involved (tagged)

#JobAlert: Join our team! The Psychological Mechanisms and Innovations (PMI) Program of the HBMRC is hiring a PTE Research Mental Health Clinician to work with collaborators across two clinical trials @orygen.org.au #OrygenDigital Closing 12 Jun 📅 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ candidate.aurion.cloud/acu/producti...

We're pleased to welcome our new Senior Research Officer Dr Wendy Adams to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program! Wendy has extensive expertise in leading the management of research operations and will work in this capacity within the AddPro team💡

Well done to AddPro PhD candidate Marianna Quiñones Valera for passing her mid candidature review! 🙌 Her PhD focuses on Assessing Attentional Bias in Cannabis Use Disorder Congratulations 🥳 🥳 Supervised by: Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social, Prof Victoria Manning & Dr Madeleine Fraser

#JobAlert: Join our team! The AddPro team led by Prof @vale-addiction.bsky.social is recruiting a Research Assistant (1-2 days p/wk) to support coordination & data analysis of the ENIGMA-Experimental Cannabinoids Consortium (ENIGMA-ECann) 📅 16th May 11:59pm Pls share with your networks!

Welcome new Master of Psychology student Cassandra Lauder to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program of the @acu-hbmrc.bsky.social Cassandra will explore differences in working memory using the N-Back task in individuals with moderate-to-severe CUD compared to controls 🧠 ✍

🚨new preprint🚨 See below the Addiction Programs latest output from the 'BrainCann' project on MedRxiv! Titled: The neurocircuitry of cue-induced cannabis craving in Cannabis Use Disorder: An fMRI study 🔗https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.03.25323289 Well done to all authors involved (tagged⬇️)

Join the first Aquero lecture of 2025, presented by the Faculty of Health Sciences’ School of Allied Health in collaboration with the ENVISAGE program (envisage.community). Date: Tuesday 29th April Time: 7pm – 8pm via MS Teams Webinar Register: tinyurl.com/3h7jt4c7

It's great to see the Addiction Programs latest viewpoint led by @vale-addiction.bsky.social published! It looks at the standard THC unit & discusses a tool to benchmark cannabis-related driving risks 🚗 To read the paper 👉 lnkd.in/gR8jGXYx Coauthors: Tom P Freeman & @amiehayley.bsky.social

Welcome new Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) student Kate Bresnan to the Neuroscience of Addiction & Mental Health Program of the Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre Kate will be looking at the effects of an ultra-brief mindfulness-based intervention on emotional regulation in cannabis users 🌿 🧠