The Upeka Institute
Seeking transformative solutions for mental health
A Non-Profit Research Institute, Coming 2026
Research Questions
1. How are life experiences and social forces biologically embedded to potentiate risk of neuropsychiatric disease?
2. How can we diagnose and intervene on neuroimmune/neuroendocrine drivers of disease using novel interventional methods?
Presented Work
Play, Performance, and Propranolol
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What is the role of beta-blockers in high-stress, peak-performance settings?
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Presented at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds (2024)
Stress Biology and Targeted Electricity
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What is the science behind the emerging treatment of vagal nerve stimulation for addressing stress and psychiatric illness?
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Presented at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry Scholarly Presentation (2023)
Trauma & the Psychoneuroendocrine Interface
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How does stress become trauma?
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Presented at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Research Colloquium (2022)
“Astonishment is essential to a change of aspect. And astonishment is thinking.”