- Gut microbiota and health
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Topic Modeling
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
University College Cork
2018-2021
APC Microbiome Institute
2018-2021
University of Toronto
2017
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) are being integrated into healthcare systems; but these may recapitulate harmful, race-based medicine. The objective of this study is to assess whether four commercially available large propagate inaccurate, content when responding eight different scenarios that check for medicine or widespread misconceptions around race. Questions were derived from discussions among physician experts and prior work on medical believed by trainees. We assessed with nine...
Recent investigations in neuroscience implicate the role of microbial-derived metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) brain health and disease. The SCFAs acetate, propionate butyrate have pleiotropic effects within nervous system. They are crucial for maturation brain's innate immune cells, microglia, modulate other glial cells through aryl-hydrocarbon receptor. Investigations preclinical clinical models find that exert neuroprotective antidepressant affects, while also...
Abstract Neural communication is facilitated by intricate networks of white matter (WM) comprised both long and short range connections. The maturation WM connections has been extensively characterized, with projection, commissural, association tracts showing unique trajectories age. There, however, remains a limited understanding age‐related changes occurring within connections, or U‐fibers . These are important for local connectivity lobes facilitate regional cortical function greater...
Importance Large language models (LLMs) are being integrated into healthcare systems; but these recapitulate harmful, race-based medicine. Objective The objective of this study is to assess whether four commercially available large propagate inaccurate, content when responding eight different scenarios that historically included medicine or widespread misconceptions around race. Evidence Review Questions were derived from discussion among 4 physician experts and prior work on medical...
How does the immune system impact brain development? The exciting and somewhat unexpected relationship between has become one of most fascinating topics in neuroscience. Even though was initially implicated resolving viral bacterial threats, it is now becoming more evident that also plays a role processes brain, both under healthy pathological conditions. This novel health been various psychopathologies where neurodevelopment, stress mood are central. In particular, its development evident,...