We seek to exploit the power of artificial intelligence in order to understand biological intelligence, how it is enabled in the central nervous system, and how it fails in neuropsychiatric disorder. Our model system is threat avoidance in humans. Our goal is to understand how humans gracefully avoid real threat in their natural environment – and why some humans fear and avoid non-threatening situations. Thus, we seek to advance mental health treatment.
We are based at the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Life & Health", and linked to the Threat Avoidance group at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
