Our manuscript entitled, ‘Altered thalamocortical structural connectivity in persons with schizophrenia and healthy siblings’ was accepted at the NeuroImage: Clinical. In this paper, we show that people diagnosed with schizophrenia have reduced thalamo-prefrontal connectivity and increased thalamo-motor connectivity. Healthy participants who have a sibling diagnosed with schizophrenia also have reduced thalamo-prefrontal connectivity, but no alteration in thalamo-motor connectivity. These findings have […]
Fourth year graduate student Beier Yao is awarded with The College of Social Science Research Scholars Award & Kenneth E. and The Marie J. Corey Research Endowment Award. First year graduate student Dom Roberts awarded with the College of Social Science Early Start Research Grant. Congratulations to Dom and Beier and thank you to The College […]
Founder and President of Students with Schizophrenia Cecilia McGough and fellow advocate and talented musician Rivky Grossman visited MSU. They met with researchers and clinicians in the MSU and broader mental health communities and took part in Embrace the Rain, a student-led event on campus, which centers around sharing experiences with mental health in an effort […]
We would like to thank all of the lab members and research participants for their contributions to our research. We couldn’t have done it without all of you!
Graduate students Beier Yao and Dom Roberts and lab director Katy Thakkar attended the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology in Buffalo, NY. Beier presented her new work asking whether corollary discharge abnormalities are specific to schizophrenia or are present in individuals with bipolar disorder with a history of psychosis. Katy presented […]
Alyssa Dinkins and Jessica Fattal both presented their work at the MSU’s University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). Congrats on their great work! In addition, Jessica Fattal’s project has been selected as the first-place recipient for her category’s section! All first-place recipients will be recognized at the UURAF Awards […]
Our manuscript entitled, ‘Structural thalamo-frontal hypoconnectivity is related to oculomotor corollary discharge dysfunction in schizophrenia,’ was accepted at the Journal of Neuroscience. In this paper, we show that people diagnosed with schizophrenia have reduced structural connectivity in a specific brain pathway found to transmit sensorimotor prediction signals in nonhuman primates. Such reduced connectivity was associated […]
For this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week, our lab showed our support by attending this year’s NAMIWalks on Saturday, October 13th, at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI. Each NAMIWalks is a 5K event that raises awareness and funds for NAMI organizations across the country. If you would like to learn more information on NAMI […]
Dr. Thakkar, Beier Yao, and Rachael Slate presented their work at the Society for Research in Psychopathology’s (SRP) 2018 Annual Conference, held in Indianapolis, IN. Congrats on their great work!
Our manuscript entitled, ‘Altered short-term neural plasticity related to schizotypal traits: Evidence from visual adaptation’ was accepted in Schizophrenia Research. In this paper, we show that individuals high in schizophrenia-like traits show evidence for reduced adaptation in the visual system. These findings are suggestive of altered short-term plasticity being related to schizotypal traits, which may have […]