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Ongoing Projects in the Laboratory that are sponsored
by various organizations
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National Institute on Drug Abuse Supported
Studies |
These
projects focus on two main goals: (1) to use functional magnetic
resonance imaging in order to identify individuals who are at risk for
the development of stimulant dependence or determine who is resilient to
stimulant dependence and (2) to determine who is at highest risk for
relapse after entering an alcohol and drug treatment program. In
either case, the overarching goal is to determine whether functional
neuroimaging could be a useful clinical tool. |
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National Institute of Mental Health
Supported Studies |
The
focus of these projects are threefold: (1) to determine the neural
circuitry that underlies dysfunctional processing in anxiety prone
individuals; (2) to determine whether pharmacological functional
magnetic resonance imaging (pharmaco-fMRI) could be useful as a tool for
developing novel anxiolytic compounds; (3) to determine whether
experimental measurement of unconditioned locomotor behavior can be used
as a biomarker for the development of novel anti-manic drugs. |
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Veterans Affairs Supported Studies |
These
projects focus on two main aims: (1) to determine the neural circuitry
that underlies the breakdown of behavioral organization as measured by
decision-making task performance during functional magnetic resonance
imaging. This behavior is viewed as a biomarker for the behavioral
integrity of individuals with psychiatric disorders. (2) to identify the
neural substrates that are putting individuals at risk for chronic
recurrent post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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Industry Supported Projects |
These
projects focus on the application of functional magnetic resonance
imaging to determine whether this tool would be useful as a biomarker in
the development of novel therapeutics for various conditions. |
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