Laurel Morris

Laurel S. Morris is a cognitive neuroscientist affiliated with the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), where she leads the NeuroSCOPE Lab. Her work focuses on developing novel cognitive and digital measures of motivation, self-agency, and reward/punishment processing, alongside optimizing high-resolution neuroimaging techniques for precision medicine and biofeedback interventions targeting psychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, and addiction.

• Affiliations: Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

Her research integrates advanced neuroimaging methods (e.g., fMRI, DTI) with clinical applications, investigating brain regions such as the ventral tegmental area and subgenual cingulate cortex. Recent studies explore KCNQ potassium channel modulation and ketamine’s effects on brain activity in depression. She actively collaborates across disciplines to advance understanding of neurobiological mechanisms underlying mental health conditions.

Dr. Morris is open to supervising new graduate students in her lab. Her work has been published in high-impact journals including Molecular Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology, with a focus on translational neuroscience and precision medicine approaches.