Cynthia Zurhellen Burton, PhD, ABPP-CN

 Cynthia Burton
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Medical School
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Cynthia Zurhellen Burton, PhD, ABPP-CN
Cynthia Burton
Clinical Assistant Professor
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    • About

    Areas of Interest

    - Clinical neuropsychology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
    - Cognitive remediation (compensatory skills training, non-invasive brain stimulation, computerized cognitive training)
    - Psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Clinical Interests

    - Neurodegenerative dementias
    - Schizophrenia

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center

    Research Overview

    - Clinical neuropsychology of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
    - Cognitive remediation (compensatory skills training, non-invasive brain stimulation, computerized cognitive training)
    - Psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Factor analysis of two COMPASS psychopathology symptom scales for first-episode psychosis
      Miller CR, Taylor SF, Breier A, Vohs JL, Burton CZ. Schizophrenia Research, 2026 Aug 1; 294: 1 - 6. DOI:10.1016/j.schres.2026.04.008
    • Journal Article
      The link between basic visual processing and higher-level social cognition: Eye gaze perception as a bridge in a transdiagnostic sample enriched with social dysfunction.
      Mathis K, Blain SD, Locarno L, Lasagna CA, DeStefani S, Kraft J, Colombi C, Thakkar KN, Burton CZ, Tso IF. Psychol Med, 2026 May 14; 56: e152 DOI:10.1017/S0033291726104589
      PMID: 42132002
    • Preprint
      The link between basic visual processing and higher-level social cognition: Eye gaze perception as a mechanistic bridge in a transdiagnostic sample enriched with social dysfunction.
      Mathis K, Blain SD, Locarno LR, Lasagna CA, DeStefani S, Kraft J, Costanza C, Thakkar KN, Burton CZ, Tso IF. 2026 Apr 11; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/r8fpw_v3
    • Preprint
      Sex Differences in Social Cognition: Insights from a Sample Enriched for Social Dysfunction
      Kemp K, Blain SD, Zehra S, DeStefani S, Locarno LR, Mathis K, Lasagna CA, Costanza C, Burton CZ, Moe AM, Tso IF. 2026 Mar 15; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/jhuq7_v2
    • Journal Article
      The dynamics of social gaze: Visual attention and autonomic arousal among individuals with varying levels of autistic traits
      DeStefani S, Blain SD, Kraft JD, Locarno L, Mathis K, Lasagna CA, Colombi C, Burton CZ, Turner JA, Thakkar KN, Tso IF. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2026 Jan 18; 131: 202821 DOI:10.1016/j.reia.2026.202821
    • Preprint
      The link between basic visual processing and higher-level social cognition: Eye gaze perception as a mechanistic bridge in a transdiagnostic sample enriched with social dysfunction.
      Mathis K, Blain SD, Locarno LR, Lasagna CA, DeStefani S, Kraft J, Costanza C, Thakkar KN, Burton CZ, Tso IF. 2026 Feb 15; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/r8fpw_v2
    • Presentation
      The Brain in Balance: Tools for Thinking Better with Schizophrenia and Other Mental Health Conditions
      2025 Nov 7;
    • Preprint
      Social Negative Affect and Social Disengagement: Unique and Interacting Effects on Social Dysfunction Transdiagnostically
      Kemp K, Lasagna CA, Blain SD, Burton CZ, Colombi C, Moe AM, Tso IF. 2025 Oct 17; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/efnuh_v1