Researchers

The goal of my research is to reduce the frequency and severity of neurocognitive deficits among substance use disorders (SUDs). My research focuses on how drug-potentiated dopamine signals disrupt the reward function of the anterior cingulate cortex and precipitate the abnormal goal-directed processes underlying SUDs, and how to counteract the aberrant neurocognitive processes observed in SUD by restoring the reward function of the anterior cingulate cortex using a combination of neuroimaging (MRI, EEG) and robotic transcranial magnetic stimulation. It is my hope that this research direction can be integrated into current treatment options and may ultimately increase substance users’ control over drug use and maintaining treatment goals.