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NIMH Awards $2.2 million grant to Dr. Jack Blanchard to study social affiliation deficits in psychosis

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Social impairment is a profound characteristic of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia.  A recently awarded NIMH grant will allow Dr. Blanchard to examine neural (using fMRI), cognitive, and behavioral correlates of social affilaitive deficits in individuals with a range of psychotic disorders.  Collaborators on this four year study include Dr. Luiz Pessoa, Dr. Melanie Bennett (School of Medicine), and Dr. Jim Coan (University of Virginia).

Published August 18, 2016