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My latest article for The Conversation

Depression, Anhedonia, Reward, Treatment

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Depression isn't just sadness – it's often a loss of pleasure ‘Anhedonia’ affects up to 75% of people with depression.

New paper out today!! 🌱🌱🌱🌱

They compared impact of real-life vegan, vegetarian, fish-eating and meat-eating diets.

On

1) green house gas emissions,
2) land use,
3) water use,
4) water pollution (eutrophication) and
5) biodiversity

Vegan diets have less than half the impact of high-meat-eater diets for all outcomes.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w

What a wonderful few days in Belfast! So sad to be leaving
, Invited Keynote speaker

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/conference/digital-mental-health-and-wellbeing

Gimme 20! How just 20 minutes a day to yourself could transform your life Finding time to do what you want to do can seem impossible. But what if it was less than half an hour a day? Here’s how to microdose your ‘me time’

Some ideas on Dopamine Fasting by our Lab lead Dr McCabe
Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley http://theconversation.com/dopamine-fasting-an-expert-reviews-the-latest-craze-in-silicon-valley-127646?

Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley There are more efficient ways to stop addictions than fasting from rewards.

Introducing Dr Alex Antonesei! Well done Alex 😁
Dr Ciara McCabe and co-supervisor Prof Murayama thank PhD examiners Dr Sakaki and Prof Forbes!

Great time back in Northern Ireland Ulster University discussing research and and the

Come join us ! fully-funded PhD positions for those local to Reading area

http://www.reading.ac.uk/gs-regionalphdbursary.aspx

University of Reading Regional PhD Bursaries - University of Reading

Dr McCabe gives "New Talent Talk" at Brain Prize Meeting 2017 in Denmark.

Link to our recent blog about "Drugs and the Brain" sponsored by for the Cheltenham Science Festival https://www.bap.org.uk/articles/dont-get-into-drugs-you-will-enjoy-them/

Don’t get into Drugs, you will enjoy them! | Articles

Biscuiti Rosii disseminating! British Neuroscience Association University of Reading