Description of Research
Our aim is to in understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms. We utilise experimental techniques drawn from cognitive psychology, functional neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, computational modeling and genetics, both in patient groups and healthy volunteers.

Currently a major focus of our laboratory is investigating changes in reward and punishment processing and decision-making in depression, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We also collaborate with researchers in the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit to develop and test models of decision-making in healthy volunteers, which can be applied to depression. Other recent work has focused on abnormal reward processing in schizophrenia, and impulsivity in Parkinson’s Disease.

Researchers interested in carrying out postdoctoral or PhD projects in Dr Roiser’s lab can contact him directly Jonathan Roiser