Pioneering mental health evolution

through interdisciplinary innovation, we investigate how brains are tuned by music, mindfulness, and psychedelics for mental health treatment and sociocultural transformation

Our Research

To lead innovation in psychiatry and neuroscience, we:

Champion transformative science through robust, peer-reviewed research
Foster an inclusive culture where the best neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and artists train and thrive
Pioneer community-driven, transdiagnostic treatments that reshape psychiatric care
Establish deep-rooted connections both locally and globally for widespread societal impact
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Research Focus

How do neural circuits and networks represent social information?

Our work delves into the neural basis of social behaviors, incorporating both human and animal physiological insights.

How do psychedelics, music, and mindfulness change social representations to impact social behavior?

Our inclusive, holistic research bridges neuroscience, cutting-edge machine learning, and community driven approaches.

How can we improve mental health treatment and solve connection and coordination challenges in society?

Our mission: Design transformative mental health treatments inspired by music, mindfulness, and psychedelics.

By integrating an intersectional framework, we transcend traditional treatments, creating community-based models that foster connection, empathy, and equity.

How do neural circuits and networks represent social information?

Our work delves into the neural basis of social behaviors, incorporating both human and animal physiological insights.

How do psychedelics, music, and mindfulness change social representations to impact social behavior?

Our inclusive, holistic research bridges neuroscience, cutting-edge machine learning, and community-driven approaches.

How can we improve mental health treatment and solve connection and coordination challenges in society?

Our mission: Design transformative mental health treatments inspired by music, mindfulness, and psychedelics.

By integrating an intersectional framework, we transcend traditional diagnoses and treatments, creating community-based models that foster connection, empathy, and equity.

Recent Press & Media

These researchers are tackling health disparities for underserved communities

One Mind
June 26, 2024
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The Tom Ficklin Show: "Mental Health in the Black Community"

New Haven Independent
August 26, 2024
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Music as medicine: The therapeutic potential of sound

Big Think
June 14, 2024
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We’re on a mission to redefine mental health’s horizons.

If you're driven by the fusion of neuroscience, social dynamics, and the transformative potential of music, mindfulness, and psychedelics, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us to learn more about joining our team.

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Yale University acknowledges that indigenous peoples and nations, including Mohegan,1 Mashantucket Pequot,2 Eastern Pequot,3 Schaghticoke,4 Golden Hill Paugussett,5 Niantic,6 and the Quinnipiac7 and other Algonquian8 speaking peoples, have stewarded through generations the lands and waterways of what is now the state of Connecticut. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these peoples and nations and this land.

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1 mow.hee.gn, 2 mash.an.tuck.et pee.kwot, 3 east.ern. pee.kwot, 4 skat.ih.kohk, 5 gold.en. hill po.gaw.sett, 6 ni.han.tic, 7 kwihn.ih.pee.ac, 8al.gon.kwihn