Our Mission
We seek to understand the neural basis of behavior and develop novel treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders through the interdisciplinary study of network dynamics. We walk the translational talk by integrating preclinical and clinical research. We use electrophysiology, imaging, brain stimulation,  cognitive assays, and gold-standard clinical trials methodology. We use advanced data analysis, computational modeling, and machine learning in close conjunction with our experimental work. We are the founders of the Carolina Center for Neurostimulation to build a synergistic community  for the development of novel treatments of network disorders. We strive to make our laboratory a productive, collaborative, and happy workplace. Our core values are outstanding mentorship, highest scientific integrity, and world-class innovation.  We welcome, celebrate, and foster diversity.
Together we will change the world!

We are welcoming BBSP rotation students!

 Join us to study brain rhythms and develop new treatments for mental illness. We recognize that we are living in a difficult time and, as a lab, we strive to not only excel as scientists but also act as a change agent to help address the systemic issues in our society. Contact us to learn more.

Announcements:

Learn how Dr. Flavio Frohlich is combining music and neuroscience to better understand how multiple brains synchronize and communicate with each other!
- Tuned into Neuroscience
New online resource for people curious about transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). Includes frequently asked questions and a growing list of ongoing clinical trials.
Dr. Flavio Frohlich discusses the story behind our treatment trials using brain stimulation to treat mental illness in UNC-CH's Well Said podcast:
- Well Said: A new treatment for mental illness
Press releases on our study using brain stimulation to improve depression symptoms:
- UNC Health Care 
Press releases on our study using brain stimulation to treat chronic back pain:
- UNC Health Care
- National Pain Report
- Wall Street Journal (subscription needed)
Thank you to VIDA Strings for helping us make this musical hyper-scanning event come to fruition! We had so much fun listening to you all perform!!

Frohlich Lab Tweets:

We are funded by...

  • Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness
  • NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
  • North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC)
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
  • Tal Medical

What people are saying...

"I really appreciated that there were lots of opportunities for hands on work, which allowed me to gain skills in several areas such as histology, imaging, and animal training."

"Open and flexible work environment"

"I was given a lot of responsibility as an undergraduate and Flavio and the grad students helped me develop a lot of skills that have helped me in future research and have made me a good candidate for grad school."

​"Research projects, research dynamics and atmosphere, good mentoring relationship etc."

​"Exciting projects, well-established platform for documentation, regular feedback from Flavio, freedom in implementing my own algorithms and code changes."

​​"The opportunity to grow and be around such amazing research/potential."
"Flavio's dedication to his work and his team is unparalleled. He has very high expectations but does reward and acknowledge accordingly when one meets them. I still find myself missing some of my colleagues from the Frohlich Lab for their friendship, intelligence, and sense of ownership. I know that I owe a lot of my success to Flavio's mentorship and his willingness to challenge me to push myself to my limits which is very much not something that had ever been asked of me before I joined the Frohlich Lab."

"The lab was very welcoming and instructive.

​"Collegial environment, wonderful people, patience with my relative lack of bench work experience."

​"The personal attention from the PI. While standards were high, mentorship was provided to help you reach your goals."

​​"goal-oriented, productive, exciting"