Patents by Inventor Diego A. Pizzagalli

Diego A. Pizzagalli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090306534
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the evaluation and/or treatment of psychopathological diseases. In one aspect, information regarding brain activity, coupled with behavior tests (e.g., determining performance in a computer-based task), may be used to predict the response of a subject to psychological treatment, e.g., with a psychoactive drug. For example, the subject may be one suffering from depression, or other disturbances of the rostral anterior cingulate cortex. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to methods for analyzing neurobiological predictors through integration of information gathered from one or more levels of analyses: (1) behavior, (2) brain function, and/or (3) genes. In one aspect, the methods of the present invention can comprise any one of these components (i.e., behavior, brain function, and genes), or a combination of two or more of these components, and/or other components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventor: Diego A. Pizzagalli