Mark Goodman

Aug 25, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Ariel W. Snowden |Sarah Schwartz |Aaron Smith |Mark Goodman

AbstractSchizophrenia is a chronic, severe psychiatric condition characterized in part by social impairments. As social cognitive functioning is a major predictor of successful life outcomes in schizophrenia, there is a critical need to determine the neurobiological basis of social impairments in schizophrenia.

Jun 22, 2023 | nature.com | Mark Goodman

AbstractBrain imaging studies using positron emission tomography (PET) have shown that long-term cocaine use is associated with lower levels of dopamine (DA) D2/D3 receptors (D2/D3R); less consistent are the effects on DA transporter (DAT) availability. However, most studies have been conducted in male subjects (humans, monkeys, rodents).

Mar 23, 2023 | biv.com | Mark Goodman |Cynthia Jagger

One of the city of Vancouver’s most important rental districts has a vacancy rate of just 0.5% – a negative result of our citywide crisis of housing affordability. On March 29th, Vancouver Council will consider a new policy to address the “pace of change” in the Broadway area. Regrettably, city bureaucrats are recommending a slowdown on the provision of new rental housing when every indicator points to a strong need for acceleration. Here’s the scoop.

Mar 6, 2023 | coloradopolitics.com | Mark Goodman

The landscape of Colorado’s economy and workforce is changing. The pandemic resulted in rapid and long-lasting changes in how we live, work and interact with our communities. As the chair of the board for Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s largest and only state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance carrier, I can say we have seen firsthand the drastic changes to our labor force — from desired workspaces to job titles, to the makeup of our workforce to employees’ perspectives on work itself.