TREAD Lab, Emory University

hot off the presses – our latest paper was just published in Nature Communications. thank you to everyone who participated in and supported this important work!

Reduced adaptation of glutamatergic stress response is associated with pessimistic expectations in depression Stress is a major risk for mental illness that is known to impact glutamate function in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy we find evidence for an adaptive mPFC glutamate response to stress in healthy adults that is notably impaired in patients with major depr...

We're looking for teens 13-17 years of age to participate in a new research study!

Information About the Study

We're recruiting – learn more and get involved by clicking below!

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If your lab has supplies that are not currently in use, please consider donating them to healthcare workers and research teams fighting COVID-19. Comment or email us at [email protected] for contact information and/or drop-off locations!

We'll see you in 2020!

The TReAD Lab gingerbread cottage is complete!

Our collaborator, Dr. Andrew Miller, spoke on Bulletproof Radio about inflammation and its effect on aging. Listen here: https://blog.daveasprey.com/andrew-miller-643/

Happy Halloween from the TReAD Lab! 👻

Amanda Arulpragasam, a fifth-year graduate student, just returned from Dublin, Ireland where she was representing the TReAD Lab at the Society for Neuroeconomics

The Child and Adolescent Mood Program (CAMP) is currently conducting research investigating a type of treatment called Behavioral Activation (BA) Therapy with adolescents.

One aim of this study is to examine how brain functioning changes over the course of this treatment. Participants will undergo functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans throughout the 16 weeks of treatment.

Follow the link below to learn more and see if your teen qualifies!

http://www.treadlab.org/participate-in-a-study/

It's the first day of classes at Emory, and we are especially excited to welcome back our team of Undergraduate Research Assistants!