Research in our laboratory focuses on identifying the neural mechanisms that contribute to complex cognitive, social, and emotional behaviors and the (dys)regulation of anxious states. Themes of interest include cognitive-emotion interactions and affective regulation, social cognition and decision making, individual differences, and effects of therapeutic intervention and neuropsychopharmacologic manipulation. These processes are explored primarily using functional neuroimaging (fMRI), however, we aim to develop an integrative model of brain function and mental illness, and thus, we are also engaged in collaborative efforts that combine fMRI with other human neuroscience methodologies, including psychophysiologic, behavioral, and genetic assays, and other brain imaging modalities that measure electrophysiology, structure and neurochemistry.