CDASR | The Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research

Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory

Director: Isabelle M. Rosso, PhD. The Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders Laboratory conducts research on the neurobiological basis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety disorders, which may help inform diagnosis and lead to new treatment development for these...
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Laboratory for Affective and Translational Neuroscience

Director: Diego A. Pizzagalli, PhD. Using a multi-modal approach spanning different levels of analyses (e.g., environment, genes, brain, behavior), lab members are working towards a better understanding of the causes, consequences, and pathophysiology of depression. One of...
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Motivated Learning & Memory Laboratory

Director: Daniel G. Dillon, PhD. The Motivated Learning & Memory Lab uses methods from cognitive and affective neuroscience to provide new insight into psychiatric illness. We are focused on understanding how depression affects long-term memory and reinforcement learning. Our ultimate goal is to generate new targets for prevention and treatment interventions.

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Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth Laboratory

Director: Christian A. Webb, PhD. Lab Website: https://WebbsLab.com The Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory uses a multimodal approach (EEG, fMRI, ecological momentary assessment, passive smartphone sensor data, laboratory-based experiments, and...
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About The Center

The Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to improve our understanding of the psychological, environmental, and neurobiological factors associated with affective disorders. Depression, anxiety and related disorders are major public health problems. In the United States, one out of every five people will develop depression or an anxiety disorder in […]

Diego A Pizzagalli, Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research, and a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Individually and collaboratively, the four labs in the Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress Research maintain a robust and diverse research agenda. Here you’ll find descriptions of current research topics in each lab.