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Youngsun Cho, MD/PhD

Assistant Professor

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Youngsun Cho, MD/PhD

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

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