"Translating affective neuroscience to intervention: An examination of reward responsiveness in the development and treatment of depression"
Abstract
This presentation will include a series of studies examining reward responsiveness across development and identifying vulnerabilities for later emergence of depression. Recent data will be presented on individual differences in neural processing of rewards as predictors of response to intervention, and translational implications for personalized depression prevention will be discussed.
Objectives
The activity is designed to help the learner
- Explain methods for measuring reward responsiveness across development
- Describe how affective neuroscience can be applied to understand vulnerability to depression
- Discuss implications of neuroscience research for early intervention and prevention
About the Speaker
Autumn Kujawa, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University and a licensed clinical psychologist. Her research integrates multiple methods, including psychophysiology, neuroimaging, and behavioral measures, to examine vulnerabilities for mood and anxiety disorders and develop more targeted interventions. Dr. Kujawa earned her PhD from Stony Brook University and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral research fellowship in the neuroscience of mental health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kujawa was recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science and has been awarded research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychological Foundation, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, and Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD).
This talk is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. This educational activity received no commercial support.