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LISTEN: Professor Dan Hermens on the growing issues in youth mental health
13 Dec 2019LISTEN: Professor Dan Hermens discusses the growing issues relating to the mental health of young people in this USC podcast.
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Youth mental health research shared at national conference
13 Dec 2019USC youth mental health research and findings was shared with people from around the country at a recent conference, held by the Society for Mental Health Research in Melbourne.
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Amanda’s studies find a mystery of the mind
13 Dec 2019Amanda Boyes is already a first-class research assistant with LABS, but she recently attained the additional status of First Class Honours graduate.
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LABS offers participants feedback on their cognitive skills
13 Dec 2019LABS participants now receive a feedback report that helps them understand their skills in learning, attention, working memory, planning, information processing and impulses.
Is it telling someone or telling on someone?
13 Dec 2019There is a difference between telling on someone and telling someone, and it is important for youths to understand that.
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Cyberbullying affects the brain: study reveals
13 Dec 2019Online bullying impacts the brain, even if you are only watching.
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The link between sleep quality and mental health
27 Sep 2019Early LABS study findings have revealed significant links between sleep quality and mental wellbeing in 12-year-olds.
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LABS celebrates one-year milestone
25 Sep 2019The Thompson Institute is celebrating the first year of its Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study by thanking participants for their ongoing support.
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Grammar support youth mental health research as partners
25 Sep 2019Sunshine Coast Grammar School is supporting its students to participate in the Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study, through a partnership with USC's Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience - Thompson Institute.
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LABS welcomes 50th participant
25 Sep 2019The Thompson Institute's Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (LABS) recently welcomed its 50th research participant.
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How decreased sleep in adolescents changes the brain.
27 Mar 2019New PhD student, Daniel Jamieson, is looking at how decreased sleep in adolescents changes the brain.