Zeynep M. Saygin

Zeynep M. Saygin's research uses brain imaging methods to study how specialized brain regions and networks develop and function, with particular focus on face recognition, reading, and social/emotional processing circuits like the amygdala and default mode network. Her work spans typical development as well as conditions such as autism, epilepsy, PTSD, and depression, and also explores unusual perceptual phenomena like misophonia (distress triggered by specific sounds). This research combines structural and functional MRI techniques with behavioral and clinical measures across children, adults, and clinical populations.

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from a handful of papers per year around 2017-2018 to a sustained higher rate of roughly 9-11 publications per year from 2022 onward.

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