Cynthia Zurhellen Burton, PhD, ABPP-CN

 Cynthia Burton
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Medical/Clinical Director, Psychiatry, Medical School
Available to mentor
Cynthia Zurhellen Burton, PhD, ABPP-CN
Cynthia Burton
Clinical Associate 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
      Evidence accumulation during self-referential social processing captures social functioning and psychopathology dimensions in a transdiagnostic sample.
      Lasagna CA, Kemp KC, Locarno L, Mathis K, Thakkar KN, Colombi C, Burton CZ, Pleskac TJ, Tso IF. Psychol Med, 2026 Sep 3; 56: e261 DOI:10.1017/S003329172610573X
      PMID: 42687363
    • 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
      PMID: 41996961
    • Preprint
      Evidence Accumulation During Self-Referential Social Processing Captures Social Functioning and Psychopathology Dimensions in a Transdiagnostic Sample
      Lasagna CA, Kemp K, Locarno LR, Mathis K, Thakkar KN, Costanza C, Burton CZ, Pleskac TJ, Tso IF. 2026 Jul 21; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/kx5pb_v2
    • 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. Psychological Medicine, 2026 May 14; 56: DOI:10.1017/S0033291726104589
      PMID: 42132002
    • 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, 2026 Mar 1; 131: DOI:10.1016/j.reia.2026.202821
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Factor Analysis of the COMPASS Symptom Scale for First-Episode Psychosis
      Miller C, Taylor S, Breier A, Vohs J, Burton C. 2026 Feb 13;
    • Preprint
      Evidence Accumulation During Self-Referential Social Processing Captures Social Functioning and Psychopathology Dimensions in a Transdiagnostic Sample
      Lasagna C, Kemp K, Locarno LR, Mathis K, Thakkar K, Costanza C, Burton C, Pleskac TJ, Tso IF. 2026 May 6; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/kx5pb_v1
    • Journal Article
      Gaze processing across psychosis proneness, social anxiety, and autism traits: Examining the role of sensory quality and context congruity
      Gu P, Blain SD, Lasagna CA, Suzuki T, Burton CZ, Thakkar KN, Kent JS, Tso IF. Plos One, 2026 Jan 1; 21 (9): e0352116 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0352116
      PMID: 42691070