Catharine Winstanley, PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of Psychology

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Addiction, Neuroscience / Cognitive Science, Social / Personality

Contact Information

cwinstanley@psych.ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-3128

phone: 604-827-5083

http://www.winstanleylab.com/

http://www.psych.ubc.ca/faculty/profile/index.psy?fullname=Winstanley,%20Catharine&area=Behavioural%20Neuroscience&designation=core

Media Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Impulsivity, gambling, behavioural neuroscience, frontal cortex, dopamine, serotonin, addiction

In the Media

• Flashy lights, tunes boost gambling risks: Study
• Slot machines flash and ring to prompt more bets
• THC makes rats lazy, less willing to try cognitively demanding tasks: UBC study
• Head games: How the mind works when gambling
• Scientists reduce behaviours associated with problem gambling in rats