Current Studies
Here is a list of some of our current studies. For additional studies, please visit RecruitMe.
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Principal Investigator:
Alla Landa, PhDWhy do some individuals continue to experience chronic symptoms of Lyme Disease, such as pain, long after receiving treatment? Through the use of brain imaging (functional MRI) and specific biomarker testing, we hope to gain a better understanding as to why patients develop this persistent, debilitating pain. Based on prior research, we explore whether Lyme disease may change the pattern of an brain activation, making the person more sensitive to pain than a healthy person. If we identify the hyper-activated brain networks in patients with chronic Lyme symptoms, then that information can... -
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Alla Landa, PhDWe are inviting healthy volunteers to participate in our brain imaging study. This study aims to investigate persistent pain in Lyme disease. By using brain imaging (functional MRI), we hope to gain a better understanding of why patients have ongoing problems with persistent pain, fatigue, and sensory sensitivity even after antibiotic treatment. We investigate whether Lyme disease changes the pattern of an individual's brain activation, making him or her more sensitive to pain than a healthy person. To test this hypothesis, we will compare patients with chronic Lyme Disease symptoms and... -
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Franklin R. Schneier, MDWe are currently enrolling individuals with social anxiety disorder to participate in this study. The purpose of this study is to assess whether a brief computer-based research treatment helps improve social anxiety symptoms. For eligible participants, this study will involve a brief, novel research treatment for social anxiety, delivered in 8 sessions over the course of 4 weeks. Participants will receive payment for completing study assessments. The study will also assess the effect of research treatments on brain activity using a scan called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). -
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Jeffrey M. Miller, MDWe are seeking patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who are currently experiencing symptoms despite current medication treatment to participate in a research study involving brain imaging and treatment. The goal of this study is to examine whether a type of brain imaging called PET imaging can predict how much benefit patients will have in their OCD symptoms from treatment with an anti-inflammatory medication called celecoxib, which is not FDA approved for this purpose. This study is seeking adults between the ages 18 and 55 years old who have OCD. Eligible participants with OCD... -
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Joanna E. Steinglass, MDHow do people make decisions about food? Were doing a research study with healthy individuals to find out. Help us learn more. Participation involves completing meals in our lab, participating in brain imaging, and playing computer games. Earn up to $240. -
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Randy P. Auerbach, PhDWe are seeking adolescents with a history of depression ages 13-18. As a participant in our study, we would: (1) interview you and your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, (2) collect brain activity data with EEG (non-invasive) while your child plays some computer games and eye tracking information while they watch movies, and (3) collect data from your child's smartphone for 12 months through an app called the Effortless Assessment of Risk States (EARS; which would be installed during the initial study visit after you learned more about the study and provided... -
Principal Investigator:
Randy P. Auerbach, PhDWe are seeking depressed adolescents ages 13-18. As a participant in our study, we would: (1) interview you and your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, (2) collect brain activity data with EEG (non-invasive) while your child plays some computer games and eye tracking information while they watch movies, and (3) collect data from your childs smartphone for 12 months through an app called the Effortless Assessment of Risk States (EARS; which would be installed during the initial study visit after you learned more about the study and provided permission). The initial... -
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Randy P. Auerbach, PhDWe are seeking adolescents without a history of depression ages 13-18. As a participant in our study, we would: (1) interview you and your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, (2) collect brain activity data with EEG (non-invasive) while your child plays some computer games and eye tracking information while they watch movies, and (3) collect data from your child's smartphone for 12 months through an app called the Effortless Assessment of Risk States (EARS; which would be installed during the initial study visit after you learned more about the study and provided... -
Principal Investigator:
Helen Blair Simpson, MD, PhDThe goal of the project is to identify brain characteristics associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by comparing brain images of (1) individuals with OCD, (2) individuals without OCD, and (3) siblings of individuals with OCD who do not themselves have the disorder. Eligible participants will be asked questions about their medical and psychiatric history, perform tasks on a computer, and receive a brain scan using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The study can be completed in one or two in-person visits. This study does not involve treatment. Participants will be compensated for... -
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Gaurav H. Patel, MD, PhDOur lab is conducting a series of research studies that investigate how specific brain regions are related to functioning in work, school, and in other social situations. As a study participant, you will be asked to complete clinical and neuropsychological assessments, an eye-tracking task, and a non-invasive MRI scan. Study participants earn between $15-50/hour for their time.