- September 18, 2017
The Pre-Conference Seminar in Taiwan, on Global Tobacco Control Policy Research and Development
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Health promotion administration, Taiwan conducted a seminar on Global Tobacco Control Policy Research and Development at National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, on September 3rd, 2017. The prime focus of this seminar was the international status of the harm of smoking. Speakers from renowned institutes in Canada, Korea and Taiwan expressed the situation and efforts…
Read More- September 4, 2017
Research results from the Public Service Announcements intervention published
Category : News
Electroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception Study: Application to Antismoking Public Service Announcements Read the full article published at JoVE here: https://www.jove.com/video/55872/electroencephalographic-heart-rate-galvanic-skin-response-assessment Cartocci, G., Caratù, M., Modica, E., Maglione, A. G., Rossi, D., Cherubino, P., et al. Electroencephalographic, Heart Rate, and Galvanic Skin Response Assessment for an Advertising Perception…
Read More- August 22, 2017
Introduction of the SoLoMo and 3M4Chan apps
Category : News
Workshop for understanding diabetes, approaching behavioral change in healthcare, and engagement techniques. A group of healthcare professionals were introduced the features of the mobile apps to quit smoking in SmokeFreeBrain in Doha (Qatar) by Santiago Hors-Fraile, from the University of Seville. The project was presented as an example of good practice in combining behavioural change…
Read More- July 31, 2017
Molecular Psychiatry: Link between nicotine and depression
Category : News
Nicotinic receptors mediate stress-nicotine detrimental interplay via dopamine cells’ activity New research from SGUL partner and collaborators find link between nicotine and depression. This work suggest that nicotine by itself can have important impact on mood dysregulation and should be manipulated with caution. See link http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp2017145a.html?foxtrotcallback=true
Read More- July 26, 2017
Greek Odysseuses Workshop
Category : News
On 17th July 2017 SmokeFreeBrain project presented to the Greek Odysseuses team an informal group of young people, several research project outcomes on smoking cessation including the effects of smoking and nicotine on the brain, the methodological implications and early results of the SmoekeFreeBrain sleep study, the combining Biofeedback and Neurofeedback training for Smoking Cessation,…
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