The Department of Psychology and Logopedics traveled to sunny Tvärminne for a one-day retreat. As every year, there were numerous productive sessions discussing improvements for various departmental processes, alongside scientific talks and poster presentations. Quite unexpectedly, it snowed, so the social evening included a sauna and board games.
More on obesity and working memory
Our newest preprint publication on the relationship between obesity and working memory has undergone rigorous review by eLife, shedding new light on the interplay between BMI and cognitive function. The study, led by researcher Nadine Herzog, reveals compelling insights into how genetic variants influencing striatal dopamine signaling impact the negative...
Bienvenue Manon !!!
We are thrilled to announce that Manon Chédeville has joined the O’Brain Lab as a doctoral researcher. Manon comes to us from France, where she earned her Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Bordeaux in 2021. She further completed a Master’s in neurosciences at the University of Caen. Manon’s...
The O’Brain Lab @ Nordic Obesity Meeting
The 2024 edition of the Nordic Obesity Meeting took place in Helsinki the 1–3 February, and the O’Brain Lab was there to present our research! Our postdoc Artemii Nikitin and doctoral researchers Hendrik Hartmann and Arsene Kanyamibwa presented their research projects. In the ‘Mastering Appetite’ session, our own associate professor...
New paper on working memory in obesity
Does obesity relate to impairments in working memory gating? That is what the study by Nadine Herzog et al. focused on, and the results suggest it’s not about BMI per se – a BMI-genetic interaction might play a role. Read more about the intriguing insights here.
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...
EASO Early career network Winter School 2023
Our very own Associate Prof, Annette Horstmann had the opportunity to attend the 2023 EASO Early Career Network (ECN) Winter School, themed “Hot Topics in Obesity” which took place in the picturesque locale of Antalya, Turkey from November 30th to December 2nd. Throughout the event, sessions delved into the forefront...
Thank you to all who have shared this summer with us
As summer comes to a close, we want to express our gratitude to all the research assistants, William Vikatma, Beyza Poçan, and Eylül Küpcü, who joined us and contributed to our work.Thanks to all of you!
50th EBBS Meeting in Amsterdam
Our doctoral researcher Arsene Kanyamibwa attended the 50th meeting of the European Brain and Behaviour Society in Amsterdam from 26–29 August 2023 where he presented a poster on the progress of the FinnFoodPics database. Amidst engaging discussions and forging new connections with scientists working to bridge the gap between brain...
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...