Draft:Alan Antisevic

Alan Anticevic is an American neuroscientist known for his contributions to the understanding of cognitive neuroscience and severe psychiatric illnesses. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale School of Medicine, where he leads a clinical neuroimaging laboratory focused on schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders.

Early life and education
Alan Anticevic earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from Drake University in 2004. Following his undergraduate studies, he obtained a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology in 2007. Anticevic completed his Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis, in 2011, where he trained in Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.

During his graduate studies, he worked with Drs. Deanna Barch and David Van Essen, gaining expertise in neuroimaging techniques and computational modeling. Following his doctoral training, Anticevic pursued an internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Yale University. In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Professor at Yale University, where he also directs division of neurocognition, neurocomputation and neurogenetics(N3).

Research Area
Alan research is focused on the cognitive neuroscience of psychiatric illness, functional connectivity, and functional neuroimaging analysis methodology. In particular, he is interested in the brain circuits involved in cognitive operations, such as working memory, and understanding their interaction with neural systems involved in affective processes. His research aims to demonstrate how these interactions may be disrupted in severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse.

Methodologically, Anticevic employs a combination of task-based and resting-state functional neuroimaging, pharmacological functional neuroimaging, and computational modeling approaches to mechanistically understand neural circuit dysfunction in psychiatric disorders. His work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the NARSAD Young Investigator Award, the International Congress of Schizophrenia Research Young Investigator Award, and the NIH Director's Early Independence Award.