Dr. Lauren Atlas
Chief, Section on Affective Neuroscience and Pain, NIH (NCCIH/NIMH/NIDA). This is my personal twitter account, & does not officially represent NIH. (she/her)
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NIMH » Workshop: Identifying New Directions in Mental Health Disparities Research: Innovations with a Multidimensional Lens
Attend this virtual workshop to learn about innovative research approaches to understand and address mental health disparities.
Black In Neuro x neuromatch Crossover Event Registration
Black in Neuro is teaming up with neuromatch to bring you even MORE great programming during the neuromatch conference.
Loved our NeuroRacism panel from #BlackInNeuroWeek? We are back at it again with a three-part NeuroRacism event. First up,...
NIH COVID-19 Communities Responding Together
Get NIH COVID-19 vaccine research details, info on clinical trials and the importance of including diverse populations, plus resources to share in your community.
What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects? Practical Considerations Based on Expert Consensus
Introduction: Clinical and laboratory studies demonstrate that placebo and nocebo effects influence various symptoms and conditions after the administration of both inert and active treatments. Objective: There is an increasing need for up-to-date...
Black in Neuro Mini Conference
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Assistant Professor - Human Cognition - Department of Psychology
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Voices from the HEALing Communities Study | NIH HEAL Initiative
The NIH HEAL Initiative and @NIDANews are helping to reduce opioid overdose deaths with HEALing Communities Study in Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio.
Big Tech’s Professional Opponents Strike at Google
An unlikely collection of lawyers, activists, economists and academics are fueling the tech backlash, armed with funding from billionaire sponsors.
Global Trainee Pain Neuro Journal Club
Please fill out the following form if you are interested in being added to the listserv! Presenting at the journal club is not required, however participation and discussion is highly encouraged. PhD/masters students, postdocs, undergraduates, and...
A US antitrust suit might break up Google. Good – it's the Standard Oil of our day | Sarah Miller
Republicans and Democrats finally agree on something: big tech’s power threatens our economies and our flow of information
NCCIH Workshop 2020: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Analgesic Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes
The overall goals of this workshop are two fold—one is to convene principal investigators funded by NCCIH on the topic of the analgesic properties of minor cannabinoids and terpenes from natural products and the underlying mechanisms; and the other...
Covid-19 pandemic takes added toll on those with mental illness
The Covid-19 pandemic is unique in that the crisis has continued for an extended period. Such moments of uncertainty can take a significant toll on those already facing mental health challenges.
Masks Save Lives
Reminding others that “masks save lives” isn’t just sound advice. It’s a scientific fact that wearing one in public can help to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.…
The impact of prior and ongoing threat on the false alarm threshold for facial discrimination
Perceptual adaptations that facilitate rapid responses to threats can also lead to false alarms, or the failure to discriminate safe stimuli from sign…
How to better support Black trainees in the biomedical sciences
The relentless violence against Black people takes an overwhelming emotional toll on Black trainees. In those we continue to lose, we see our families, our friends and our own lives being taken.