MAKING SENSE OF OUR SENSES
Lausanne, Switzerland
Sensory Contributions to Cognition in Neuro-developmental Disorders
There is a growing recognition of the interdependency between the integrity of sensory systems (e.g. seeing, hearing, touch) and their mutual interplay with cognitive functions, in typical development but especially in individuals with neuro-developmental disorders.
This new framework is dramatically changing the ways in which such disorders are both diagnosed and treated.
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Episode 1 - What Do The Latest Results Show Us?
How do people living with psychosis experience the world differently? Chrysa reveals the differences observed between responses to manmade and natural sounds...

Episode 2 - Can The Test Predict How The Illness Will Evolve?
Once the tests have been carried out on vulnerable groups and the data cross-referenced with ongoing therapies, can we make any predictions concerning possible clinical developments on an individual basis?

Episode 3 - Is There A Way To Grade Vulnerability?
Jacqueline asks a very pertinent question - how sure are we when certain results indicate "vulnerability" that the person will go on to develop a mental illness?

Episode 4 - Is The Effect Linked To Emotional Security?
Are PLEX particularly vulnerable to sensory and emotional overload and how do you find out? The discussion that follows Fernando's question reveals PLEX insights into this convoluted topic and confirms them as valuable members of Micah's research team...

Episode 5 - Is Hypofrontality The Result of Compensation?
Hypofrontality (a state of decreased cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex of the brain) has been associated with a number of psychiatric diseases. In this episode, Micah raises the question of what's behind this symptomatic response and asks if

Episode 6 - The Importance Of Environmental Considerations In Brain Analysis
What if we were more than just our brains? Alexandre asks about the significance of a person's environment and how that can impact any form of latent psychosis. Micah agrees that beyond any existing genetic precursors, how we experience the

Episode 7 - What do the PLEX Research Partners Bring To These Encounters?
In this episode, Micah Murray explains how SYNERGIES and these encounters with the PLEX Research Partners brings concrete and practical benefits to his research approach...
Research partners - neurodevelopment project
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Micah
PI
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Chrysa
PI
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Paul
PI
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Fernando
Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)
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Alexandre
Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)
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Jacqueline
Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)
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