United States / Schizophrenia Category
Title of Winning Proposal: Impaired Context Processing and Prefrontal Cortical Gamma Synchrony in First-Episode Schizophrenia
Raymond Cho received his M.D. and M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Toronto, where he also completed a research fellowship at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He received his clinical psychiatry training at Western Psychiatric Clinic and Institute, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cho has continued there as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and currently serves as the director of the STEP (Services for the Treatment of Early Psychosis) clinic.
His current research interests include the investigation of the basic mechanisms of cognitive control, asking such questions as how context influences the dynamics of online adjustments in task performance, and how these cognitive processes and associated neural mechanisms are impaired in schizophrenia. He employs a multimodal approach, including behavioral, ERP, fMRI and computational modeling methodologies. Dr. Cho has also published chapters on monitoring deficits in schizophrenia and the neurobiology of schizophrenia, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Archives of General Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry and Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Cho is the recipient of numerous awards including the APA Kempf Award, NIMH Outstanding Resident Award and the NARSAD Young Investigator Award.
