Our research
We are exploring the neural, neurochemical and molecular basis of higher-order cognitive processes such as impulse control and gambling. Our work combines molecular biology techniques with neuropsychopharmacology and cognitive behavioural testing in rodents.
Q & A with Catharine Winstanley: How the mind works when gambling
Tiny ‘rat casino’ offers insight into brain and possible treatments for compulsive gambling UBC Psychology Prof. Catharine Winstanley’s work on gambling addictions will be a highlight of the new Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, a major new research and clinical facility that recently opened at UBC. In 2009, Winstanley’s Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience […]