Programs:

Summary

Our research seeks to understand the neural correlates of cognitive and perceptual abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia, with a particular focus on the aberrant memory processing seen in this disorder. Working in collaboration with the Harvard Department of Psychology, the Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program, and the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, our work represents a confluence of cognitive psychology and functional neuroimaging. Current projects, funded by both federal grants and private foundations, utilize a multimodal imaging approach, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The ultimate goal of this work is to develop objective diagnostic and prognostic measures, which, in combination with genetic information, may help to provide better treatment for patients with schizophrenia.

Theme

Investigating the neural basis for the cognitive and perceptual abnormalities seen in schizophrenia.

Current Projects and Funding Sources

1. Neural correlates of source monitoring in schizophrenia (NIMH)
   
   
2. Hippocampal function in first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia (NARSAD)
   
   
3. Hallucination monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy (CIMIT)