Laurel S. Morris

Laurel S. Morris is an Associate Professor in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, leading the NeuroSCOPE Lab with expertise in cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric disorders.

Her research pioneers cognitive and digital measures of motivation, self-agency, and reward/punishment processing while optimizing high-resolution multi-modal neuroimaging for precision applications. She develops biofeedback-based interventions targeting psychiatric symptom management, with primary focus on depression, anxiety, and addiction pathophysiology.

Recent publications (2016-2025) reveal consistent specialization in ventral tegmental area mechanisms, subgenual cingulate cortex function, and fronto-striatal circuitry across depression and addiction. Her work integrates molecular neuroscience, cross-species modeling, and advanced neuroimaging to dissect neural substrates of mood disorders.

Prof. Morris actively mentors graduate students through the NeuroSCOPE Lab, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration in cognitive neuroscience and open to new supervisees for PhD/Master's research.