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NEUROSCIENCE AND EMOTION GROUPS:
NEUROIMAGING LAB
Neuroimaging of Emotional
Disorders Group
The Neuroimaging of Emotional Disorders Group is a large
group of dedicated clinical neuroscientists in the Department of Psychiatry,
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, and directed by Dr. Mary Phillips. The group uses multimodal
imaging techniques to examine the function and structural integrity of
neural circuits supporting human emotion processing and emotion regulation. Our
long-term research goal is use these neuroimaging techniques to identify
specific functional and structural abnormalities in neural systems underlying
the different processes important for emotion processing and emotion regulation
that may be present as objective biomarkers of disorder in individuals
with major psychiatric illnesses, including bipolar disorder, unipolar
depression, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The
identification of these objective biomarkers of psychiatric disorders is a
crucially important step toward improving the accuracy and speed of diagnosis in
many individuals who suffer from these major psychiatric illnesses. Objective
biomarkers can also be used to identify as early as possible those individuals
at genetic risk of developing a major psychiatric illness who are most likely to
develop the illness in the future. These biomarkers can also inform the choice
of treatment for individuals suffering from these illnesses.
Who are we?
Director
Mary L. Phillips, MD
Learn more about Mary L. Phillips's Research
Core Faculty
Dalila Akkal
Andy Gilbert
Cecile Ladouceur
Fadi Maalouf
Lisa Pan
Dustin Pardini
Other Faculty
Rasim Diler
Vaibhav Diwadkar
Eydie Moses-Kolko
Postdoctoral Researchers
Jorge Almeida
Stefanie Hassel
Amelia Versace
Affiliated Research Fellows
Tiffany Farchione
Alison Gilbert
Matt Keener
Ben Mullin
Robin Nusslock
Karina Quevedo
Soledad Romero
Volunteer Researchers
Silvia Batezati
Pelin Duzenli
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