Neuroscience-based tools to predict and understand mood and anxiety disorders
Official title: The Center for Neuroscience-based Mental Health Assessment and Prediction (NeuroMAP)
Funded at Laureate Institute for Brain Research · NIH-11413492 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A brain science grant aims to improve how we understand and predict mood and anxiety problems using brain data, behavior, and biological markers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Laureate Institute for Brain Research NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tulsa, United States) |
| Project start | September 15, 2017 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,415,255 |
| NIH project number | 5P20GM121312-09 |
| Project ID | NIH-11413492 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Individuals with mood or anxiety disorders who could benefit from improved assessment and personalized treatment planning.
✕Less likely to help
People without mood or anxiety symptoms or those not involved in research processes may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This grant supports a center-led effort to build and share tools that link symptoms, behavior, brain activity, and cells to mental health outcomes. Researchers will create standardized assessments and data resources across multiple levels of analysis to find targets for intervention. The project emphasizes transdiagnostic approaches, meaning findings could apply across different mood and anxiety conditions rather than a single diagnosis. Principal investigators will coordinate training and infrastructure to enable many researchers to use NeuroMAP data and methods.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could lead to better prediction and personalized approaches for mood and anxiety disorders.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work has produced multiple NIH-funded projects, publications, and early-career awards using similar data-driven, transdiagnostic approaches.
Where this research is happening
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Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Tulsa, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Paulus, Martin P. — Laureate Institute for Brain Research
- Study coordinator: Paulus, Martin P.
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.