Alexandra Fortier

ORCID: 0000-0003-2232-0163
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Research Areas
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec
2022-2025

Université de Montréal
1962-2025

Université de Rennes
2021-2023

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2022-2023

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
2022-2023

Inserm
2023

Laboratoire de Psychologie : Cognition, Comportement, Communication
2021

Background/Objectives: Violent behaviors are uncommon in patients with schizophrenia (Sch), but when present, exacerbate stigma and challenge treatment. The following study aimed to identify the structural abnormalities associated violent Sch by implementing a validated tool specifically designed evaluate psychiatric populations, as well performing region-of-interest neuroimaging analyses, focused on areas commonly neurobiology of violence aggression. Methods: Eighty-three participants were...

10.3390/brainsci15030224 article EN cc-by Brain Sciences 2025-02-21

Neurofeedback (NF) training is a promising preventive and therapeutic approach for brain behavioral impairments, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DL-PFC) being relevant region of interest. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has recently been applied in NF training. However, this highly sensitive to extra-cerebral vascularization, which could bias measurements cortical activity. Here, we examined feasibility targeting DL-PFC its specificity by assessing impact physiological...

10.1371/journal.pone.0290005 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2023-08-16

To estimate the proportion of female university students reporting overeating (EO) in response to emotions during COVID-19 closures, and investigate social psychological factors associated with this stress.Online survey gathered sociodemographic data, alcohol/drugs use disorders, boredom proneness impulsivity using validated questionnaires, EO Emotional Overeating Questionnaire (EOQ) assessing eating six (anxiety, sadness, loneliness, anger, fatigue, happiness), whose structure remains be...

10.1371/journal.pone.0286439 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2023-08-31

Abstract Objectives To estimate the proportion of female university students reporting overeating (EO) in response to emotions during COVID-19 closures, and investigate social psychological factors associated with this stress. Design Online survey gathered sociodemographic data, alcohol/drugs use disorders, boredom proneness impulsivity using validated questionnaires, EO Emotional Overeating Questionnaire (EOQ) assessing eating six (anxiety, sadness, loneliness, anger, fatigue, happiness),...

10.1101/2023.05.17.23290100 preprint EN cc-by medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023-05-24

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10.1139/y62-139 article EN Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology 1962-01-01
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