Youngsun Cho, MD/PhD
Assistant Professor
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Research Summary
Dr. Cho's current research focuses on the development of cognitive and motivational brain circuits in adolescents with depression and adolescents with schizophrenia using fMRI, and pharmacologic neuroimaging to identify mechanisms of potential treatments. She is broadly interested in brain development and vulnerability to psychiatric illness. Her work is funded by the NIMH, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. To learn more, please visit her lab website.
Research Interests
Amygdala; Child Development; Cognition; Depression; Motivation; Schizophrenia; Neuroimaging
Clinical Trials
| Conditions | Study Title |
|---|---|
| Mental Health & Behavioral Research | Brain Network Changes Accompanying and Predicting Responses to Pharmacotherapy in OCD |
| Mental Health & Behavioral Research | A Translational and Neurocomputational Evaluation of a Dopamine Receptor 1 Partial Agonist for Schizophrenia |
| Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral Research | Teen Brain and Behavior Study |
| Mental Health & Behavioral Research | Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 3 Fixed Doses of Intranasal Esketamine in Addition to Comprehensive Standard of Care for the Rapid Reduction of the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Including Suicidal Ideation, in Pediatric Participants Assessed to be at Imminent Risk for Suicide |
| Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Health & Behavioral Research | Biomarkers of Clinical Subtype and Treatment Response in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |