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Synthia Guimond

ResearcherUniversity of Ottawa

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Synthia Guimond

Researcher

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Acetylcholine Cognition Fmri Pet Schizophrenia

Latest papers

Testing dopaminergic markers of problematic social media use using neuromelanin-sensitive MRI.
Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging · 2026 · senior author
SN/VTA neuromelanin signal is associated with subclinical paranoia irrespective of familial risk for psychosis.
Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
Increased Cholinergic Activity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Evidence from [18F]FEOBV PET Study.
Journal of neurotrauma · 2026

All 40 publications

Latest funding

Expanding Research on High-Potency Cannabis Use in Psychosis: Longitudinal Neurobiological Investigations and Evaluation of a Novel Virtual Reality Intervention for Cannabis Use Disorder
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$2,350,000
There can be no free speech without free will: Mobilizing youth voice to counter commercial technology oppression.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,455,240
Schizophrenia Canadian Neuroimaging Database (SCanD)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$745,876

All 10 grants and awards

40 publications.

Testing dopaminergic markers of problematic social media use using neuromelanin-sensitive MRI.

Shannon H, Montgomery M, Cassidy C, Lemieux M, Yee JA, Brunier LS, Hellemans KGC, Guimond S

Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2026.112144 PMID: 41579630

SN/VTA neuromelanin signal is associated with subclinical paranoia irrespective of familial risk for psychosis.

Hamati R, Kanaa N, Chidiac B, Guimond S, Cassidy C, Tuominen L

Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41537-026-00731-4 PMID: 41571699

Increased Cholinergic Activity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Evidence from [18F]FEOBV PET Study.

Shvetz C, Saint-Georges Z, Hamati R, Marshall S, Holahan M, Joutsa J, Tremblay S, Guimond S, Tuominen L

Journal of neurotrauma2026

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261449705 PMID: 42152806

Inter-individual variability of neurotransmitter receptor and transporter density in the human brain.

Hansen JY, Tuisku J, Johansson J, Chang Z, McGinnity CJ, Beliveau V, Guimond S, Ganz M, Nørgaard M, Galovic M, Bezgin G, Cox SML, Hietala J, Leyton M, Kobayashi E, Rosa-Neto P, Funck T, Palomero-Gallagher N, Knudsen GM, Marsden P, Hammers A, Nummenmaa L, Tuominen L, Misic B

Brain structure & function2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-03069-2 PMID: 41528514

Strategies for Achieving Better Cognitive Health in Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum: A Focus on the Canadian Landscape: Stratégies pour atteindre une meilleure santé cognitive chez les personnes souffrant du spectre de la schizophrénie : un regard sur le paysage canadien

Lepage M, Guimond S, Raedler T, McNeely HE, Ungar T, Margolese HC, Best M

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry202510 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437241261928

Cognitive Remediation for Psychosis in Virtual Reality (ThinkTactic VR): Qualitative, Iterative, and User-Centered Codevelopment Study.

Yee J, Matheson H, Bogie BJM, Du Perron É, Thérond A, Charest M, van Driel C, Goyette M, Lei YT, Noël C, Ariaratnam K, Collins G, Gorman C, Cretu AM, Tremblay S, Rivard MC, Cullwick C, Morris C, Attwood DG, Baines A, Stewart A, Bouchard S, Bowie CR, Guimond S

JMIR mental health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/69359 PMID: 40644694

Cholinergic system in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Saint-Georges Z, MacDonald J, Al-Khalili R, Hamati R, Solmi M, Keshavan MS, Tuominen L, Guimond S

Molecular psychiatry2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03023-y PMID: 40394282

Problematic social media use and inhibitory control among post-secondary students.

Shannon H, Montgomery M, Guimond S, Hellemans K

Addictive behaviors2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108307 PMID: 40020458

iCogCA to Promote Cognitive Health Through Digital Group Interventions for Individuals Living With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Concurrent Controlled Trial.

Au-Yeung C, Thai H, Best M, Bowie CR, Guimond S, Lavigne KM, Menon M, Moritz S, Piat M, Sauvé G, Sousa AE, Thibaudeau E, Woodward TS, Lepage M, Raucher-Chéné D

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/63269 PMID: 40233365

Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective.

Shannon H, Montgomery M, Funk A, Kamyabi A, Hunt M, Pope C, Hellemans K, Guimond S

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15409 PMID: 40587393

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Synthia Guimond

Research

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Latest funding

Testing dopaminergic markers of problematic social media use using neuromelanin-sensitive MRI.

SN/VTA neuromelanin signal is associated with subclinical paranoia irrespective of familial risk for psychosis.

Increased Cholinergic Activity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Evidence from [18F]FEOBV PET Study.

Inter-individual variability of neurotransmitter receptor and transporter density in the human brain.

Strategies for Achieving Better Cognitive Health in Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum: A Focus on the Canadian Landscape: Stratégies pour atteindre une meilleure santé cognitive chez les personnes souffrant du spectre de la schizophrénie : un regard sur le paysage canadien

Cognitive Remediation for Psychosis in Virtual Reality (ThinkTactic VR): Qualitative, Iterative, and User-Centered Codevelopment Study.

Cholinergic system in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Problematic social media use and inhibitory control among post-secondary students.

iCogCA to Promote Cognitive Health Through Digital Group Interventions for Individuals Living With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Concurrent Controlled Trial.

Beyond problematic social media use and the brain: A public health and policy perspective.

Frequent collaborators

Lauri Tuominen

Martin Lepage

Rami Hamati

Clifford Cassidy

Zacharie Saint-Georges

Pedro Rosa-Neto

Michael Best

Vincent Paquin

Marco Solmi

Ana-Maria Cretu

Kim Hellemans

Bratislav Misic

Martin Lepage

Marco Leyton

Sara Tremblay

Thomas Ungar

Katie Dinelle

Natalia Jaworska

Jakov Shlik

Alain Dagher

Shalini Lal

Heather McNeely

Benjamin Rotstein

Jean-Paul Soucy

Sylvain Baillet

Marie-Claude Geoffroy

Alexandra Baines

Andrea Howard

Shalini Lal

Tania Lecomte

Matthew Holahan

Isabelle Ouellet-Morin