AV俱乐部

 
 

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Libby  Myles

Instructor

Libby Myels Headshot
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Email: libby.myles@dal.ca
Mailing Address: 
AV俱乐部 Life Sciences Centre, 6287 Alumni Crescent P.O Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Gut microbiome and probiotics
  • Diet and probiotic interactions
  • Neuroendocrine system effects
  • Developmental programming
  • Metabolic and mental health

Education

BSc Honours,听Bio-Psychology UNB Saint John
MSc, Neuroscience AV俱乐部
PhD, Neuroscience AV俱乐部

Selected Publications:

  • Myles, E. M., Hamm, S. I., Allden, S. N., Romkey, I. D., O鈥橪eary, M. E., & Perrot, T. S. (2023). A comparative study of Western, high-carbohydrate, and standard lab diet consumption throughout adolescence on metabolic and anxiety-related outcomes in young adult male and female Long-Evans rats.聽Behavioural Brain Research,听438, 114184.
  • Aziz, J. R., Oprea, A., Bissonnette, J. N., Hull, K. M., Napier, K., Schryver, B.,听Myles, E. M.,Newman, R. L., Perrot, T. S., & Fisher, D. J. (2022). Effect of caffeine on resting-state alpha activity across the human menstrual cycle.聽笔蝉测肠丑辞辫丑补谤尘补肠辞濒辞驳测听239, 3161鈥�3170.
  • Myles, E. M.,聽O鈥橪eary, M. E., Smith, R., MacPherson, C. W., Oprea, A., Melanson, E. H., Tompkins, T. A.,听& Perrot, T. S. (2020). Supplementation with combined聽Lactobacillus helveticus聽R0052 and聽Bifidobacterium longum聽R0175 across development reveals sex differences in physiological and behavioural effects of Western diet in Long鈥揈vans rats.聽Microorganisms,听8(10), 1527.
  • Myles, E. M.*,聽O鈥橪eary, M. E.*, Romkey, I. D., Piano, A., de Carvalho, V., Tompkins, T. A., & Perrot, T. S. (2020). Guidelines for best practice in placebo-controlled experimental studies on probiotics in rodent animal models.聽Beneficial Microbes,听11(3), 245-254. *Contributed equally.

Teaching:

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (PSYO/NESC 3271): Instructor
  • Honours Foundation (PSYO/NESC 4901): Instructor
  • Honours Thesis (PSYO/NESC 4902): Instructor
  • Hormones and Behaviour (PSYO/NSEC 3170): Guest Lecturer
  • Principles of Human Neuropsychology (PSYO/NESC 3227): Guest Lecturer/TA
  • Methods in Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience (PSYO/NESC 2000): Lab Instructor
  • Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (PSYO/NESC 2130): TA