Katrin Preller

Dr. Katrin Preller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. Her research examines the neural mechanisms of psychedelic substances and their therapeutic applications.

Her work investigates how compounds like psilocybin and ketamine modulate emotional processing, empathy, and visual perception in clinical populations. Current studies focus on depression treatment mechanisms, emotion regulation pathways, and altered states of consciousness. She employs multimodal neuroimaging to map brain network changes during psychedelic experiences.

Recent publications demonstrate novel findings regarding psilocybin's effects on emotional empathy in depressed patients, neural correlates of psychedelic visuals, and pharmacological interventions for substance use disorders. Her research bridges neuropharmacology with clinical psychiatry to develop novel treatment approaches.

Dr. Preller collaborates with leading institutions on psychedelic neuroscience research and contributes to understanding how these substances affect cognitive and emotional processing.