Camilla Nord leads the Mental Health Neuroscience programme at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, where her research explores how interactions between the brain and body influence mental health and mental illness.
Her work investigates questions such as how brain function changes during periods of mental ill-health, how bodily signals shape emotion and behaviour, and how neuroscience can improve the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Her research spans discovery neuroscience, clinical studies and translational psychiatry. Current projects use brain imaging, behavioural experiments and computational approaches to study mechanisms underlying conditions such as depression and anxiety, with a particular interest in body–brain interactions, including metabolic and gastric signalling. She also develops and tests new treatment approaches, including novel forms of brain stimulation and methods designed to enhance psychological therapies.
Alongside experimental research, Camilla Nord contributes to improving research methods in neuroscience and psychiatry and is committed to public engagement with mental health science through writing and outreach, including her book, The Balanced Brain.
