 | Robert T. Schultz |
Robert T. Schultz, the newly designated Harris Associate Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry, focuses his research on the biological bases of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
The director of the Yale Developmental Neuroimaging Program, Schultz also studies genetic forms of mental retardation, such as Williams Syndrome, and a variety of other childhood psychiatric disorders.
Schultz uses structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and detailed neuropsychological assessments to study brain anatomy and function in these disorders. Using functional MRI, he and his colleagues are also mapping brain systems involved in the perception of human faces, facial expressions and inferences of social attribution in patients with autism and Williams Syndrome.
Schultz is especially interested in the role of a network of brain regions that comprise the "social brain." His work defined the fusiform face area of the brain as one of the key nodes for understanding social deficits in autism. He is also training people with ASDs to become better at recognizing faces and facial expressions using a computerized gaming platform called "Let's Face It!" His research involves collaborations with various other labs in the Child Study Center.
A graduate of the University of Delaware, Schultz earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin and came to the Yale Child Study Center in 1994 on a fellowship. He is currently affiliated with both the Child Study Center and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology.
Schultz is the co-author of numerous articles on childhood disorders and development disabilities, neuropsychology and other topics, which have appeared in such publications as the American Journal of Psychiatry, the Archives of General Psychiatry, the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Annals of Neurology and others.
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