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Theme 1: Psychological Science
The centre studies addictive behaviour using psychological and neurocognitive assessments, human laboratory studies and novel crowdsourcing platforms.
Theme 2: Cognitive Neuroscience
The centre uses cognitive neuroscience to identify the functional and structural brain correlates of addictive behaviour.
Theme 3: Behavioural Genetics
The centre investigates the role of genetic factors in addictive behaviour by exploring mechanistic characteristics that may clarify how genes confer risk and by examining genetic variation as a predictor of medication response (i.e., pharmacogenetics).
Theme 4: Clinical Research
The centre conducts applied research including investigations on diagnosis, prognosis, intervention development and public policy.