Dr Christian Wood


University position

Research Associate

Departments

Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Email

cmw84@cam.ac.uk

Research Theme

Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience

Interests

My work focuses on understanding the circuits within the prefrontal cortex that control cognitive and emotional functions, with a view to establishing the dysfunctional pathways that produce symptoms in psychiatric disorders.

Research Focus

Keywords

Prefrontal

Circuits

Primate

Depression

Anxiety

Clinical conditions

Anxiety disorders

Depressive disorders

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Sleep disorders

Equipment

Behavioural analysis

Chemogenetics

Immunohistochemistry

Intracerebral drug infusion

Neuropsychological testing

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Collaborators

Cambridge

Hannah Clarke

Angela Roberts

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