BRAIN IMAGING AND BIOLOGY

Mental Health research at Lawson includes brain imaging research component through the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Western Ontario. Using non-invasive scanning technologies like MRI and MRS, this research focuses on the neural circuitry of mental illnesses, such as brain structures and activities. Through improved understanding, our research strives for new and improved treatment strategies for a variety of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, dementia, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and autism.

One area of research interest is emotional regulation, and the interactions between cognition and emotion in illnesses like depression and bipolar disorder. Other topics of investigation include biochemical alteration in schizophrenia, the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatry, self-regulation in the context of stress, the neural circuitry of self-perception, and the intergenerational transmission of trauma in patients with complex PTSD.

For more information, contact:

Peter Williamson
Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
Tanna Schulich Chair in Neuroscience and Mental Health,
Chair, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry,
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Clinical Neurological Science, and Medical Imaging,
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentisty, The University of Western Ontario
Research Associate, Department of Nuclear and Magnetic Resonance,
St. Joseph's Health Care London
Staff Psychiatrist, London Health Sciences Centre
Associate Scientist, Imaging Group, Robarts Research Institute


519.685.8500 ext. 33032
williams@uwo.ca

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