Research studies that require no diagnosis

The purpose of this study is to understand brain connections, thought processes, and symptoms in veterans with both PTSD and depression using low doses of ketamine infusions.

The purpose of this study is to identify the potentially crucial role of anticipating binge eating and purging in bulimia nervosa (BN).

The purpose of this study is to understand how people with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) perceive and process the world using a combination of objective visual tasks, brain scans, and interviews. 

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of chronic pain and depression on brain and behavior.  This study includes a 3T MRI scan.

The purpose of this study is to understand how to best measure memory and learning in individuals who have psychiatric illness, so that we can better measure how well treatments designed to improve learning and memory work. 

The purpose of this research study is to examine how the brain responds to learning new associations and decisions on computer tasks that involve decision-making related to aversive, disgust-related images and experiences. 

Study is looking volunteers to participate in a study  investigating brain differences between children with Autism, ADHD, and those without either diagnosis. 

Bipolar Disorder & Smoking

Enrollment is paused due to COVID-19. 

Decision Making & Substance Abuse

Enrollment is paused due to COVID-19. 

We are looking for volunteers to participate in a study measuring brain function & behavior in the general population for comparison to participants being treated at UMN Psychiatry Clinics.

Neuro-developmental Disorders and the Gut Microbiome

Enrollment is paused due to COVID-19. 

N-FY Study

Enrollment for this study is currently on pause.

This research study will look at the individual differences in those who struggle with alcohol and opioid use disorder so we can develop better treatments.

Participate in a research study at the University of Minnesota. We hope to learn more about visual cues in individuals with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder and their relatives.