Stephanie Simpson

Stephanie Simpson

@stefsimpson.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Researcher at CAMH | PhD from University of Toronto | brain-behaviour relationships, optimizing interventions for depression, episodic memory, sleep

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Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

My first #SOBP was awesome! There were so many great sessions where I learned about the neurobiological underpinnings of #depression and new treatments the field is adopting. Thanks to all who came by my poster #SOBP2025

Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

One way we treat #schizophrenia is with repeated #TMS. Yet the response rate is variable, possibly because of coil positioning or due to an individual's unique brain architecture. Using tech like BOONstim (bayesian optimization of #neurostimulation) helps us refine maps and leads to better outcomes!

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Thomas Yeo
@bttyeo.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone's feedback, we have updated our calculator to optimize sample size N & scan time T for fMRI studies: leonoqr.github.io/ORSP_Calcula... The first new feature is that users can explore how different N & T leads to different accuracy, e.g., N=1000 & T=30min => 81% max accuracy. 🧵

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eLife
@elife.bsky.social

1/ The Trump administration is throwing science and scientists into turmoil – how should the scientific community respond? Read the latest opinion pieces below from our new collection: ‘Science Under Threat in the US’ #StandUpForScience elifesciences.org/collections/...

elifesciences.orgScience Under Threat in the USThe new administration in the US is conducting an assault on science and scientists – how should the scientific community respond?
Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

Thrilled to see our study -- @diamondn.bsky.social @brianlevine.bsky.social and many others -- published in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social We find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events; and this advantage persisted for over a year! 😴

Nature Human Behaviour@nathumbehav.nature.com

@diamondn.bsky.social et al. find that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related advantage for sequences persists for over a year. @brianlevine.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comSleep selectively and durably enhances memory for the sequence of real-world experiences - Nature Human BehaviourHow does sleep transform the way we remember our experiences? This study finds that sleep enhances memory for the order of events from an art tour, but not the details of the events. The sleep-related...
Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

Check out this brief review of our work by Jessica Palmieri and @mschoenauer.bsky.social They do an excellent job of summarizing the main findings for a broader audience! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comSleep studies enter the real world - Nature Human BehaviourMemory for details fades over time, yet retaining the spatiotemporal associations inherent to our individual experiences may be adaptively relevant. Using an art tour as an experimental setting, Diamo...
Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

New study showing that a novel form of neuromodulatory therapy, magnetic seizure therapy, is just as effective at reducing depression vs. standard electroconvulsive therapy in 73 patients. These effects even endured 2 to 6 months later! Heroic effort by Deng and colleagues 👏 shorturl.at/XW4sb

shorturl.atMagnetic Seizure Therapy vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Major Depressive EpisodeThis randomized clinical trial investigates whether magnetic seizure therapy is as efficacious as ultrabrief pulse right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy in treating patients with major depressive...
Stephanie Simpson
@stefsimpson.bsky.social

I attended a great talk today by Drs. Kiss and Clark, in which they emphasized why studying #biomarkers matters, especially in the context of #depression Biomarker research provides 1) insights into underlying mechanisms, 2) better outcome prediction, and 3) more personalized treatments

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