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@nofalab.bsky.social
Research group at Erasmus University Rotterdam, headed by PI Dr. Janna Cousijn, focussed on the effects of substance use and addiction on the brain.
https://nofaresearch.com
Another publication led by Karis Colyer-Patel in Behavioral Brain Research on the role of age! The paper shows how age of onset and severity of alcohol use may influence resting-state brain connectivity.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bb...
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New publication led by @emesekroon.bsky.social in Drug and Alcohol Dependence! The study implemented a two-week online program to help people reduce their cannabis use on their own using goal setting and mental strategies. doi.org/10.1016/j.dr...
#Cannabis #DigitalIntervention
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our team was also represented at this year's @ecnp.eu conference in Amsterdam in October with multiple posters and e-posters! Topics ranged from cognition and cannabis use disorder to resting-state connectivity and alcohol use, as well as social contexts and peer feedback and the role of age.
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Our team was also represented at the Dutch Neuroscience Meeting! PhD Candidates Karis Colyer-Patel and Sofie van Koppen gave updates on their latest projects focusing specifically on the roles of age during a symposium organised by Karis and Prof. Dr. Hanan El Marroun!
June 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Our team recently moved from the Clinical Psychology team to Brain and Cognition team at the @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social !

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The NofA Lab has moved! – NofA lab
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May 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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This paper from @jcousijn.bsky.social & team found that heavier cannabis use and earlier onset correlated with ⬆️ resting-state functional 🧠 connectivity, while CUD severity was linked to ⬆️ anterior salience network connectivity in ♂️ only

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The role of sex in the association between cannabis use disorder and resting-state functional connectivity - Neuropsychopharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology - The role of sex in the association between cannabis use disorder and resting-state functional connectivity
www.nature.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
@jcousijn.bsky.social received the Ammodo Science Award for Social Sciences at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for her innovative approach to addiction research!

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May 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Publication alert! Nora de Bode et al. wrote a systematic review on medicinal cannabis use for mental health. The take-aways? See this thread 🧵 and read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.cp...
May 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky of the Neuroscience of Addiction (NofA) lab. As a team, we study how the brain in interaction with the environment shapes trajectories of substance use and addiction. Follow us for updates from the team and research!
February 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM