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Chandra Sekhar Sripada is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on neurocognition and executive functions, with a specific emphasis on regulatory control in various psychiatric disorders, particularly attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorders. He employs multiple methods, mainly neuroimaging and computational techniques, to better understand, diagnose, and treat these complex conditions. Key themes in his recent work involve connectomics, where he maps structural and functional brain networks containing thousands of connections; multivariate methodology, to quantify distributed patterns linked to disorders by utilizing advanced statistical methods from computer science; and a developmental focus that outlines altered maturation trajectories of brain networks in youth. His publications have been featured in prominent journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience, and JAMA Psychiatry.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science