Psychiatry

IONS

Our main research interest is the exploration of the psychological and brain correlates of psychopathological states, and centrally alcohol-related problems, by means of a multidisciplinary approach combining neuropsychological, electrophysiological neuroimaging and biological tools. We propose a developmental perspective exploring these impairments in severe alcohol-use disorder but also at subclinical of the pathology (e.g., binge drinking among adolescents/young adults). We are also interested in the influence of biological factors involved in addictions (e.g. stress, inflammatory factors and gut permeability). Our experimental psychopathology approach is inspired by complementary theoretical backgrounds and methodologies (e.g. social and affective neurosciences, cognitive and behavioral psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive psychopathology), and focused on a wide range of processes including cognition, social cognition and interoception, aiming to provide a transdiagnostic and holistic identification of the processes involved in the development and maintenance of addictive disorders.