We are happy to share that a doctoral researcher in our lab has received a continuation grant to support their work from November 2025 to November 2026. Building on previous successes, this funding will allow the investigation of how unconscious signals to the brain’s reward system affect food choices in...
Projects
Welcome our newest Doctoral researcher, Sherwin!
We are excited to announce that Sherwin Nedaei Janbesaraei has joined the OBRAIN lab as a doctoral researcher. Sherwin’s research will focus on leveraging insights from eating disorders to explore neural networks and uncover biomarkers that could save lives or alleviate the burden for at-risk individuals. Sherwin has defended his...
Welcoming Our New Member, Elif!
We are delighted to announce that Elif Gülak has joined the OBRAIN lab as an Erasmus intern. Elif is a 4th-year undergraduate student at Üsküdar University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Psychology Department. Elif joins Arsene to assist with the MARVEL Project. Elif holds a Bachelor of Science in...
Media Coverage of Our Research on Ultra-Processed Foods
We are thrilled to announce that our recent study, “Ultra-processed food consumption affects structural integrity of feeding-related brain regions independent of and via adiposity,” published on April 8th in npj Metabolism Health and Disease, has received extensive media coverage across multiple international outlets. The study explores the impact of ultra-processed...
Welcoming Our New Member, Anna !
We are thrilled to announce that Anna Krasikova has joined the OBRAIN lab as a master’s thesis student. Anna will be working under the supervision of Manon on the LUMINA Project, utilizing data that will be collected in the following months to develop her thesis. We eagerly anticipate the insights...
More Grant news !!!
We are delighted to announce that Arsene Kanyamibwa has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation for the year 2024 (Starting November 15th for 12 months). This grant is part of our ongoing commitment to supporting research, art, and societal activities, with over €15 million...
Grant news!!!
We are thrilled to announce that our Doctoral Researcher, Manon Chédeville, has been awarded a prestigious three-year iCANDOC grant to conduct groundbreaking research on the LUMINA project (Long-term Understanding of Mechanisms Involved in Neurocognitive Alterations following breast cancer). This project aims to deepen our understanding of the neurocognitive changes experienced...
Highlights from the Recent Psychology Congress in Helsinki
We are pleased to share that our lab participated in the Psychology Congress (Psykologia Kongressi 2024), held from August 14 to 16, 2024, marking the event’s return after a long hiatus. The congress provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with new colleagues, reunite with familiar faces, and explore the latest...
A database of food items for studying eating behavior
We are happy to announce that we have added a link to the FinnFoodPics database on our website. The work of Arsene Kanyamibwa, FinnFoodPics is an image database of food items for the study of eating behaviors in residents of Finland. Made for researchers interested in local dietary habits, anyone...
The Beyond the Belly-lecture series has concluded
After 7 lectures of amazing talks, the Beyond The Belly lecture series is coming to an end for the year. We have heard about diverse topics ranging from culinary cosmopolitanism to health enhancing food policies to the role of vagal afferent signals in the control of behavior and many, many...







