James Blair

chief, Affective Cognitive Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health

James Blair is chief of the unit on Affective Cognitive Neuroscience in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the National Institute of Mental Health. His primary research interest involves understanding the neuro-cognitive systems mediating affect in humans and how these become dysfunctional in mood and anxiety disorders. Previously, he helped form and co-lead the Developmental Disorders group at the Institute of Cognitive Research, University College London, where he was named senior lecturer.