My research addresses the neutral and psychological mechanism underlying mental disorders including psychotic disorders and mood disorders, using the techniques of clinical assessment, cognitive psychology and neuroimaging. In particular, I focus on the mechanisms that lead to persisting symptoms and disability. The goals of this research include enhancing understanding of the nature of mental disorders; identifying markers that predict risk of persisting symptoms and disability; and contributing to the development of more effective treatments.
Current projects include contributing to the development of Recogneyes-bio, which integrates gaze control training with promoting parasympathetic autonomic nervous system activity, to enhance cognition and long term outcome in psychotic disorders, and image-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.