PMDP Project

P-TRACT: Pediatric Translational Research In Affective and Cognitive Circuitry and Treatment

This is the central location for all bipolar research being conducted with youths at UIC. Dr. Pavuluri directs the P-TRACT lab as a part of the Pediatric Mood Disorders Program at UIC. The P-TRACT lab is surrounded by a rich intellectual environment at IJR in collaboration with Center for Cognitive Medicine, promoting weekly collaborative discussions on topics such as new software developments, design paradigms, updated fMRI data analytic methods, current data collections, and optimal methods of data interpretation.

Lamotrigine Treatment Effects Over Time On Brain Function in Patients with Adolescent Bipolar Disorder vs. Healthy Controls

Blue indicates increased activation in ABD patients relative to HC; and red indicates increased activation in HC relative to ABD patients for Stop vs. Go Condition over the 14 week period; PFC = prefrontal cortex