From exploring psilocybin’s effects on dopamine responses, to the role of melatonin in bipolar disorder, and the sex-specific neurocircuitry of binge drinking, this session truly captured the depth and breadth of work being undertaken in the BPA community 🤩

As discussed by Lived Experience Advisory Panel Chair Heather Cruickshank this co-designed resource will hopefully address a critical challenge in mental health research and accelerate treatment development. We can’t wait to see more from this great collaborative effort! 🐁🧠🧬

Our second BPA Early Career Researcher Excellence Plenary Award winner is Nicola Acevedo (ECR category), with her work on neurobiological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder, with a focus on modulating neurocircuitry at #BPA2025

Note: Late-breaking abstract submissions will be available after this date, but are subject to a limited number of remaining poster slots and will not be eligible for prizes.

Presented by Dr James Morgan, A/Prof Bei Bei, Dr. Suzanne Estaphan, & Rachael Luton

Joined by Robyn Brown

Spanning preclinical models to diverse clinical populations and intervention studies, this session will provide an integrative, translational perspective on sleep as a modifiable target for mental health interventions.