Washington University in St Louis · PsychologyMotivation and Mental Health Lab
Deanna Barch · Saint Louis, Missouri
Research Focus
Dr. Deanna Barch's lab focuses on understanding the reasons behind motivational impairments in individuals with psychotic and mood disorders. The research aims to investigate how these impairments affect decision-making related to effort and rewards in everyday life. By employing innovative behavioral assessments and neuroimaging techniques, the lab seeks to differentiate the mechanisms of motivation between individuals with psychosis, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and those with depression.
motivationpsychotic disorderseffort-based decision makingdepressionneuroimagingdopamine functioncognitive controlbehavioral assessmenteveryday lifemental health
Research Aims
3AIM 01Assess social and non-social motivation in individuals with psychosis and depression.
AIM 02Investigate the relationship between dopamine function and motivational impairments.
AIM 03Explore the longitudinal impacts of cognitive control on motivation in daily activities.
Skills the Lab Values
behavioral testingneuroimaging (e.g., fMRI)cognitive assessmentsdata analysismobile health technologiesecological momentary assessmentexperimental designstatistical modelingpsychological assessment
Output against the department
Publications882top 2% of dept.5th of 296
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Citations77ktop 2% of dept.6th of 296
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