Neuron Illustration

Neuron Illustration

Neuroimaging plays a critical role in psychiatry as it can potentially be used to identify biomarkers of disease, prognosis, or treatment, elucidate biological pathways, and help redefine diagnostic boundaries and inform and monitor new therapies. The insight into the neural mechanisms of psychiatric symptoms achieved through neuroimaging has already informed new nonpharmacological interventions. Imaging biomarkers have been relatively successful in the field of neurodegenerative disorders. Imaging biomarkers have also been used for proof-of-concept in the evaluation of new interventions for dementia.