Minnesota Tic and Compulsivity Lab

03/12/2026

Read more on our website! 🔗 in bio ➡️

03/10/2026

We’re recruiting kids aged 9-17 who are seeking treatment for tics or have had past treatment for their tics! Does that sound like your child or someone you know? Reach out to us at ticlab@umn.edu or visit our website ticlab.umn.edu to learn more!! 💙🧠

02/25/2026

It’s the recommended treatment for tics/Tourette but what is Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)? To learn more click the link in bio to visit our website!🔗🧠

Also visit the Tourette Association of America at tourette.org 🩵

02/13/2026

Our team is very excited about using video-based behavioral coding (VBBC) to measure tics! We hope we can use it as a more objective tool for understanding how often tics happen.

01/27/2026

People often assume that individuals seek out treatment for Tourette mainly to reduce tics, but input from the Tourette community suggests there are other important reasons. We asked participants in our study to share why they are seeking treatment. Read about it here and at the community summary on our website “What ‘tic hassles’ do patients care about”. This data came from the paper published in December 2025 called “Patient perspectives on tic-related impairment: A qualitative examination”. 🔗 in bio!

01/22/2026

Neuroplasticity is a critical part of learning new skills and some treatments! 🧠

What questions do you have? What other topics do you want to learn about? 🤨

01/22/2026

We can't wait! See you on Monday! 🩵

Our MN Chapter has been busy behind the scenes preparing an educational- and fun-filled year of events.

Join our first *virtual* meeting to learn about Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT). An effective, non-drug therapy that teaches individuals skills to manage tics by increasing awareness, using competing behaviors to stop urges, and making lifestyle changes to reduce triggers.

Hope to see you all there!

01/15/2026

In the face of the challenges in our bigger world, the MnTiC lab will keep persisting in doing the work to be a supportive, compassionate team that does our little part to make the world a better place for the kids and families we serve.

12/17/2025

We’re back with some brand new findings from our lab! These results are from our article that was published in October called “Social context is a cue for tic reduction in clinical settings”.

12/08/2025

We recently asked people at the MN OCD Conference (hosted by .mn) to write about or draw a time they were brave! Zoom in to read!! 🤩💪🏽

12/04/2025

Telling people about your tics can be hard especially during the busyness of the holiday season. Self-disclosure zones are a good tool for understanding who you want to share personal things with. We like to encourage people to think about their self-disclosure zones so they can control how and when they talk about their tics! 🤗

11/14/2025

More MRI content from your favorite psychiatry lab!!!🫡🫡 We love demystifying science and research… what topics do you want to learn about next?