Cloze reading and predictability: Language in psychosis

Researchers have looked at using large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT to investigate psychosis, with predictability of speech as an especially promising area of research. In psychosis, it sometimes occurs that when a person talks, their speech is less predictable …

A Gift for life

It all started while I was training to complete my first marathon. My father’s best friend, who had sport running through his veins, told me …

Retrieving my senses

I’d like for you, here, to make a long story short, like a short film, a quick glimpse, even like a breath. My life’s been up and down, sometimes mainly up and sometimes mainly down. I like to think of myself as a survivor.

L’espoir des autres

Originally written in French.

The guest professor at the Université de Montréal’s 2013 Political Science Summer School and I shared a common experience in our early twenties that would leave a lasting impression.

The story of a casino

Twenty-five years ago, there were two groups of children. Some were poor, others were not. They all lived in a rural region, and their families agreed to …

I will continue

CEGEP students in Quebec are youth in a relay station between the secondary school system and university. The so-called ‘nerds’ among them (as I once was) experience heightened pressure as they …

Laissons les enfants rêver

Originally written in French.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a child with problems. Thirty years ago, it was difficult for parents like mine to accept that I could benefit from psychological help.