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Adrianna Mendrek, Ph. D., Neurosciences
Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin
Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine
7331, rue Hochelaga
Montréal (Québec) H1N 3V2
Téléphone: 514-251-4015 poste 3528
Télécopieur: 514-251-2617
Courriel: adrianna.mendrek@umontreal.ca
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Axe de recherche
Affiliation universitaire (poste ou fonction)
Chercheure Agrégée
Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin
Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, PQ
Postdoctoral Training, Psychiatry/Neuroimaging (September 2002)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Ph.D. Neuroscience/Psychiatry (May 2001)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
M.A. Psychology (May 1997)
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Intérêts de recherche
- sex/gender and mental health.
- functional neuroanatomy of cognitive and emotional processing in schizophrenia, drug addiction and other psychiatric disorders.
- neural basis of atypical perception and higher cognitive functions in autism and ADHD
Pour plus d'information : http://www.iforum.umontreal.ca/Forum/2005-2006/20060410/R_2.html
Méthodes utilisées
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Electroencephalography (EEG) / Event-related potentiala
- Hormonal Assays
- Cognitive testing
Vidéos
Prix et distinctions
- Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Health, Gender and Sex Operating Grant, 2006-2009
- Fonds de la recherche en santé Québec (FRSQ), Mental health and neuroscience young researcher establishment grant, 2005-2007
- FRSQ Research Scholar (Réseau en santé mentale et en neurosciences du Québec, Chercheur-Boursier, Junior 1), 2005-2009.
- College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) award to attend Annual Scientific Meeting in Quebec, 2002
- University of British Columbia (UBC), Tsung-Yi Lin Award for Clinical Research in Psychiatry, 2000
- University of British Columbia, UBC Graduate Scholarship, 1998-2000
- Norma Calder Schizophrenia Foundation, Research Scholarship, 1997-1998
- Concordia University, Deans Honors List and Distinction Overall, 1994
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Scholarship, 1994
Publications récentes
Glaser, E., Mendrek, A., Germain, M., Lakis, N., Lavoie, M. E.
(2012). Sex differences in memory of emotional images: A behavioral and
electrophysiological investigation. Int J Psychophysiol. Pubmed
Lecardeur, L., Mendrek, A. (2012).Differentiating men and women with schizophrenia according to their cognitive profiles. Psychiatry Research 195(1-2):89. Pubmed
Lakis, N., Jimenez, J. A., Mancini-Marie, A., Stip, E., Lavoie, M. E., & Mendrek, A. (2011). Neural correlates of emotional recognition memory in schizophrenia: Effects of valence and arousal. Psychiatry Research, 194(3), 245-256. Pubmed
Lecardeur, L., & Mendrek, A. (2011). Differentiating men and women with schizophrenia according to their cognitive profiles. Psychiatry research. Pubmed
Mendrek, A., Jimenez, J. A., Mancini-Marie, A., Fahim, C.,
& Stip, E. (2011). Correlations between sadness-induced cerebral
activations and schizophrenia symptoms: An fMRI study of sex
differences. European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 26(5), 320-326.
Mendrek, A., & Lakis, N. (2011). Gender differences in
brain function associated with cognitive and emotion processing in
schizophrenia. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 21, S204-S204.
Mendrek, A., Lakis, N., &
Jimenez, J. (2011). Associations of sex steroid hormones with cerebral
activations during mental rotation in men and women with schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology,36 (9), 1422-1426. Pubmed
Mendrek, A., & Stip, E. (2011). Sexual dimorphism in schizophrenia: is there a need for gender-based protocols? Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 11(7), 951-959. Pubmed
Samson, F., Hyde, K. L., Bertone, A., Soulieres, I., Mendrek, A., Ahad, P., et al. (2010). Atypical processing of auditory temporal complexity in autistics. Neuropsychologia. Pubmed
Jimenez, J. A., Mancini-Marie, A., Lakis, N., Rinaldi, M., & Mendrek, A. (2010). Disturbed sexual dimorphism of brain activation during mental rotation in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia research, 122(1-3), 53-62. Pubmed
Lecardeur, L., Mendrek, A., & Stip, E. (2010) Sexual dimorphism of spatial working memory profiles in schizophrenia. Cognitive neuropsychiatry, 1-9. Epub ahead of print. Pubmed
Barbeau EB, Mendrek A, Mottron L. (2009). Are autistic traits autistic? British Journal of Psychology, 100(pt 1):23-28.
Jimenez J, Mancini-Marie A, Mendrek A. The case for not combining men and women in neurocognitive studies for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 2009 Mar;108(1-3):293-4.
Mancini-Marie A, Cohen-Adad J, Jimenez J, Corcoran C, Rainville P, Stip E, Mendrek A, et coll. Sex Differences in Corpus Callosum Fractional Anisotropy in Schizophrenia Patients: a Pilot Tractography Study Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2009 Mar;35:210-1.
Barbeau EB, Mendrek A, Mottron L. Are autistic traits autistic? British Journal of Psychology. 2009 Feb;100:23-8.
Guillem F, Mendrek A, Lavoie ME, Pampoulova T, Stip E. Sex differences in memory processing in schizophrenia: An event-related potential (ERP) study. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. 2009 Feb;33(1):1-10.
Domier, C. P., Simon, S., Mendrek, A., et al. (2007). "Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Abstinence on Stroop Task Performance" Psychopharmacology 195(1):1-9.
Levaux, M. N., Potvin, S., Mendrek, A., et al. (2007). "Cognitive Assessment in Schizophrenia: Promises and Pitfalls of CANTAB." European Psychiatry 22(2):104-115.
Mendrek, A. (2007). "Dimorphisme sexuelle dans la schizophrénie." Sante Mentale au Québec 1: 351-365.
Mendrek, A. (2007). "Reversal of Normal Cerebral Sexual Dimorphism in Schizophrenia: Evidence and Speculations." Medical Hypothesis 69: 896-902.
Mendrek, A., A. Mancini-Marie, et al. (2007). "Sex differences in the cerebral function associated with processing of aversive stimuli by schizophrenia patients." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 41: 136-141.
Xu, J., Mendrek, A., et al. (2007). "Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Prefrontal Cortical Function in Nondeprived Smokers Performing the Stroop Task." Neuropsychopharmacology 32:1421-1428
Bentaleb, L., Stip, E., Mendrek, A., et al. (2006). "Effet de l’écoute de mots déjà hallucinés chez des sujets schizophrènes en rémission : une étude de six cas par la résonance magnétique nucléaire fonctionnelle." L'Encephale 32: 27-40.
Mendrek, A., J. Monterosso, et al. (2006). "Working Memory in Nonsmokers and in Cigarette Smokers during Abstinence and Relative Satiety." Addictive Behaviors 31: 833-844.
Mendrek, A., K. Kiehl, et al. (2005). "Dysfunction of a Distributed Neural Circuitry in Schizophrenia Patients during Working Memory Performance." Psychological Medicine 35: 187-196.
Stip, E., C. Fahim, et al. (2005). "Restoration of frontal activation during a treatment with quetiapine: an fMRI study of blunted affect in schizophrenia." Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 29: 21-26.
Stip, E., Fahim, C., Mendrek, A., et al. (2005). "Restoration of Frontal Activation During a Treatment with Quetiapine: an fMRI Study of Blunted Affect in Schizophrenia" Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 29: 21-26.
Xu, J., Mendrek, A., et al. (2005). "Brain Activity in Cigarette Smokers Performing a Working Memory Task: Effects of Smoking Abstinence." Biological Psychiatry 58:143-150.
Iverson, G., Mendrek, A., et al. (2004). "The Persistent Belief that VIQ-PIQ Splits Suggest Lateralized Brain Damage." Applied Neuropsychology 11: 85-90.
Kiehl, K. A., Smith, A.M., Mendrek, A., et al. (2004). "Temporal Lobe Abnormalities in Semantic Processing by Criminal Psychopaths as Revealed by Functionnal Magnetic Resonance Imaging." Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging 130: 27-42.
Mendrek, A., Laurens, K., et al. (2004). "Changes in a Distributed Neural Circuitry Function in the First Episode Schizophrenic Patients during a Test-retest of a Working Memory Task." British Journal of Psychiatry 185: 205-214.