ChemicaL Neuroscience

Our lab studies a class of compounds that we call psychoplastogens, or small molecules capable of promoting neural plasticity.  Such compounds have enormous potential for treating a wide variety of neuropsychiatric diseases including depression, anxiety disorders, and addiction.  We use a combination of synthetic chemistry, molecular neurobiology, and behavioral neuropharmacology to 1) understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying the effects of psychoplastogens on the nervous system, and 2) develop next generation neurotherapeutics.

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David discusses our research on the BBC
Psy•cho•plast•o•gen

​mind + moldable + to produce