Research

Departmental research overview

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences rests on a solid foundation of preclinical and clinical neuroscience research being led by leading experts in behavior and cognition, neuropharmacological treatment, innovative brain imaging methodologies, brain network and computational modeling, and animal research. We are fully committed to innovative research that impact the care and treatment in behavioral health.

Areas of Study

• Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Children exposed to trauma
• At-risk populations
• Effects of early environmental exposures
• Substance addiction
• Pre-clinical animal research
• Clinical human research
• Gambling problems
• Nicotine and Tobacco Research Division
• Mood Disorders
• Translational Physiometrics Laboratory
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia