Amanda E. Lyall, PhD
Assistant Professor
Research Roles/Affiliations
Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory
Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Contact Information
1249 Boylston Street, 3rd Floor, Office 316
120 2nd Avenue, 1st Floor, Suite 104B
Email: alyall@bwh.harvard.edu
Relevant Links
Harvard Catalyst Profile - Amanda E. Lyall
Research
Her research focuses on leveraging advanced neuroimaging techniques to understand the structural connectivity of the human brain in healthy and clinical populations, with a particular focus on the study of psychosis. Specifically, she aims to identify and describe the underlying biological mechanisms and trajectory of events surrounding transition to psychosis in schizophrenia and other associated psychotic disorders. Her present project employs a comprehensive cross-sectional and longitudinal multi-modal imaging paradigm (simultaneous MR-PET) combined with physiological, cognitive, and clinical data collection to construct a more complete picture of potential underlying biological factors related to resiliency in early-stage psychosis patients.
Research Interests
Neurodevelopment
Neurobiology
Multi-Modal Brain Imaging
Structural Connectivity
Psychotic Disorders
Eating Disorders
Grants
K01MH115247 (mGluR5 MR-PET in Early Psychosis)