Laureate Institute For Brain Research, Inc.

This study tested whether the antiviral drug valganciclovir can improve depression symptoms and reduce brain inflammation in people with major depressive disorder who also have a common virus called CMV. Twenty participants took either the drug or a placebo for 8 weeks, and resea…

This study tests whether brain scans and decision-making tasks can predict how well people with anxiety and depression respond to different types of talk therapy. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three therapies: behavioral activation, exposure-based therapy, or s…

This study tests whether recalling a positive memory can improve mood and decision-making in 80 adults recovering from methamphetamine use disorder. Participants will do computer tasks and brain scans before and after remembering a happy event or a neutral memory. The goal is to …

This completed study used fMRI brain scans to understand how people with major depression can disengage from negative thinking. Researchers analyzed brain activity patterns during different thinking states in 89 participants. The goal was to identify the neural circuits involved …