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Rajendra A. Morey

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry
Box 3918 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Brain Imaging Analy Ctr, Hock Plaza, Room 5158, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Research in my lab is focused on brain changes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other neuropsychiatric disorders. We apply several advanced methods for understanding brain function including functional MRI, structural MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and genetic effects.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2023 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · 2024 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis · 2004 - Present Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Institutes and Centers
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences · 2011 - Present Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers

In the News


Published September 3, 2025
Healing After Disaster
Published April 25, 2024
How Climate Change Is Affecting Health
Published January 9, 2024
Traumatic Stress Associated With Smaller Brain Region

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Recent Publications


Incorporating farm animal models for the study of neuropsychiatric diseases: Expansion of the possibilities.

Journal Article Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci · August 7, 2025 Neuropsychiatric disorders are highly prevalent but particularly difficult to study. Animal models have been developed to understand the pathogenesis of these diseases and to develop treatments; however, the translational value of these findings has been l ... Full text Link to item Cite

Data-Driven Approach to Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: An ENIGMA-PGC PTSD Study.

Journal Article Hum Brain Mapp · August 1, 2025 Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been associated with aberrations in brain networks in the absence of a given cognitive demand or task, called resting-state networks. Prior work has f ... Full text Link to item Cite

A whole-brain voxel-based analysis of structural abnormalities in PTSD: An ENIGMA-PGC study.

Journal Article Eur Psychiatry · July 22, 2025 BACKGROUND: Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit smaller regional brain volumes in commonly reported regions including the amygdala and hippocampus, regions associated with fear and memory processing. In the current study, we have con ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Structural and Functional Architecture of Cortico-Cerebellar Systems in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Drexel University · 1997 M.D.
Case Western Reserve University · 1992 M.S.
Case Western Reserve University · 1985 B.S.