We are an interdisciplinary research group led by Dr. Matilde Vaghi. We are based at the School of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London.
The lab seeks to reach an individual-level understanding of the cognitive and brain mechanisms of compulsivity. One of the aims is to develop imaging and diagnostic tools to help those who have psychiatric conditions across the lifespan and to translate this knowledge to tailored intervention. The lab uses advanced neuroimaging techniques in combination with pharmacology, large-scale experiments, and computational modelling.
Vaghi Lab (PI: Matilde Vaghi)
School of Psychological Sciences
Birkbeck, University of London
London WC1E 7HX
We are part of:
School of Psychological Sciences
Birkbeck-UCL Centre for Neuroimaging
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
Birkbeck, University of London
Lab News
June 2026
We are excited to welcome Dr. Halima Rafi as a new postdoc in the lab!
June 2026
Members of the lab presents their current and past work at OHBM
June 2026
Matilde gives a talk at the ORCHARD OCD International Scientific Conference about Precision Functional Mapping in OCD
May 2026
Matilde presents her work on Precision functional Mapping in OCD at the SOBP Conference in New York
November 2025
Moritz joins the lab as a new master student. Welcome
September 2025
We are excited to welcome Dr. Dominika Varga as a new postdoc in the lab!
September 2025
We wish best of luck to Maria Pitteri for the start of her PhD at KCL!
We are are grateful for the support of our funders, who make our research possible
