Author Archives: Josh Bizzell

N&O – April 2, 2013: “Research from UNC-CH points to early warning signs for schizophrenia” Changes in brain function may foreshadow schizophrenia as early as puberty, nearly a decade before most patients begin showing obvious symptoms, new research from the … Read more

Alterations in brain activity in children at risk of schizophrenia predate onset of symptoms Research from the University of North Carolina has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk. … Read more

Aysenil Belger featured in Raleigh News and Observer Q & A about neuroimaging techniques N&O – Jan 27, 2013: “How Do Brain Scans Work?” Dr. Belger answers questions from a newspaper interviewer about different neuroimaging techniques and how they are … Read more

Alana Campbell joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.

Paper by Hart S, Bizzell J, Bellion C., Perkins D., Belger A. “Altered fronto-limbic activity in children and adolescents with familial high risk for schizophrenia” accepted for publication in the Psychiatry Neuroimaging Journal.

Paper by Hart SJ, Lucena N, Cleary KM, Donkers FC, Belger A. “Modulation of early and late event-related potentials by emotion.” published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience (link).

Sarah Schipul joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Trainee.

Paper by M Dougherty, H Gu, J Bizzell, S Ramsey, G Gerig, D Perkins, & A Belger: “Differences in subcortical structures in young adolescents at familial risk for schizophrenia: a preliminary study” accepted for publication in the Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging … Read more

Elizabeth Andersen joins the lab as a graduate student.

Aysenil Belger featured in Carolina Week news piece about distracted driving Carolina Week – Spring 2012: February 22 Dr. Belger discusses how the brain responds to multiple stimuli while driving and how it responds when attention is diverted during texting, … Read more