Bruno Debruille
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Debruille is an Associate Professor of clinical psychiatry in the Division of Adult Psychiatry at McGill University. Dr. Debruille conducts research aimed at understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms of psychotic symptoms (and of the effects of antipsychotic medications). He tests whether these mechanisms are part of physiological functionning. For delusions, the neurocognitive mechanisms he found involve the brain processes that generate the so-called N400 potential. Thus, he also conducts research aimed at identifying the nature of the computations performed by these processes. He collaborates with Mathieu Brodeur and Martin Lepage to explore the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying visual illusions. In his clinical practice, he specializes in psychotherapies for these disorders at the 2nd line psychotic disorder program of the Douglas Institute.
Research Interest
Schizophrenia, psychosis, delutions, cognition, semantics, N400 event-related brain potential, Direct functional brain imaging
Publications
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N400 processes inhibit inappropriately activated representations: adding a piece of evidence from a high-repetition design. Shang M, Debruille JB.
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Investigating the effects of antipsychotics and schizotypy on the N400 using event-related potentials and semantic categorization. Gu V, Mohamed Ali O, L'Abbée Lacas K, Debruille JB.
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Embrained drives to perform extraordinary roles predict schizotypal traits in the general population. Fernandez-Cruz AL, Ali OM, Asare G, Whyte MS, Walpola I, Segal J, Debruille JB.
