Amanda’s studies find a mystery of the mind
10 May 2022Amanda Boyes is already a first-class research assistant with LABS, but she recently attained the additional status of First Class Honours graduate.
Is it telling someone or telling on someone?
10 May 2022There is a difference between telling on someone and telling someone, and it is important for youths to understand that.
LABS celebrates one-year milestone
10 May 2022The Thompson Institute is celebrating the first year of its Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study by thanking participants for their ongoing support.
LABS offers participants feedback on their cognitive skills
10 May 2022LABS participants now receive a feedback report that helps them understand their skills in learning, attention, working memory, planning, information processing and impulses.
Cyberbullying affects the brain: study reveals
10 May 2022Online bullying impacts the brain, even if you are only watching.
Youth mental health research shared at national conference
10 May 2022USC 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.
Grammar support youth mental health research as partners
10 May 2022Sunshine 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.
LISTEN: Professor Dan Hermens on the growing issues in youth mental health
11 Jan 2021LISTEN: Professor Dan Hermens discusses the growing issues relating to the mental health of young people in this USC podcast.
LABS welcomes 50th participant
5 Jan 2021The Thompson Institute's Longitudinal Adolescent Brain Study (LABS) recently welcomed its 50th research participant.
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.
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.