{"id":1119,"date":"2020-07-23T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/?page_id=1119"},"modified":"2025-11-24T21:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:43:33","slug":"herting-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Herting Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"section-195-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-200-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/EVMc0yTUwAQXgHz-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"ct-image\"\/><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-10-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><h1 id=\"headline-11-1119\" class=\"ct-headline atomic-secondary-heading\"><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Our Mission<\/div><\/h1><div id=\"text_block-80-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Our laboratory uses advanced neuroimaging techniques to investigate how the brain develops during childhood and adolescence. Our research focuses on both internal and external risk factors, like hormones, air pollution, and physical activity on brain outcomes like structure, function, cognition, and mental health.<\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-211-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='oxygen-unslider-css'  href='https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/oxygen\/component-framework\/vendor\/unslider\/unslider.css' type='text\/css' media='all'\/><div id=\"slider-212-1119\" class=\"ct-slider ct_unique_slider_9833\" ><div class=\"oxygen-unslider-container\"><ul><li><div id=\"slide-215-1119\" class=\"ct-slide\" ><div id=\"video-223-1119\" class=\"ct-video\" >\n        \t\t<div class=\"oxygen-vsb-responsive-video-wrapper oxygen-vsb-responsive-video-wrapper-custom\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/5xn2ahqt7a.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" 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atomic-iconblock-15-title\">Sex Differences &amp; Hormones<br><\/h4><\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-19-1119\" class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/research-areas\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"div_block-20-1119\" class=\"ct-div-block atomic-iconblock-15-wrapper\" ><div id=\"fancy_icon-21-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-iconblock-15-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-21-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#Lineariconsicon-cloud\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><h4 id=\"headline-22-1119\" class=\"ct-headline atomic-iconblock-15-title\">Air Pollution &amp;&nbsp;<br>Neurodevelopment<\/h4><\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-24-1119\" class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/research-areas\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"div_block-25-1119\" class=\"ct-div-block atomic-iconblock-15-wrapper\" ><div id=\"fancy_icon-26-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-iconblock-15-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-26-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#Lineariconsicon-database\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><h4 id=\"headline-27-1119\" class=\"ct-headline atomic-iconblock-15-title\">Mental Health&nbsp;<br>Risk vs. Resilience&nbsp;<br><\/h4><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-165-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><a id=\"link-179-1119\" class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/current-projects\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><h1 id=\"headline-166-1119\" class=\"ct-headline\">Learn more about our current projects<\/h1><\/a><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-112-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><div id=\"new_columns-113-1119\" class=\"ct-new-columns\" ><a id=\"div_block-114-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/current-research\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-115-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-115-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#Lineariconsicon-users\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"text_block-116-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-text\" >Neuroimaging Emotions Appetite Testing Study<\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-117-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/meta-air-pollution\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-118-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-118-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-cloud\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"text_block-119-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-text\" ><b>Air, Brain, Behavior&nbsp;<\/b><b>Study<\/b><\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-120-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/asl-study\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-121-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-121-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-child\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"link_text-123-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-link\" >Arterial Spin Labeling&nbsp;Study<\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-124-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"https:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/index.php\/abcd-air\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-125-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-125-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-database\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"text_block-126-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-text\" >ABCD AIR Study<\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-170-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"http:\/\/enigma.ini.usc.edu\/ongoing\/enigma-environment\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-171-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-171-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#Lineariconsicon-leaf\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"text_block-172-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-text\" >ENIGMA Project<\/div><\/a><a id=\"div_block-173-1119\" class=\"ct-link atomic-contact-4-column\" href=\"https:\/\/echochildren.org\" target=\"_self\"  ><div id=\"fancy_icon-174-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon atomic-contact-4-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-174-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-globe\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><div id=\"text_block-175-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-contact-4-text\" >ECHO Program<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-182-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><h2 id=\"headline-183-1119\" class=\"ct-headline atomic-secondary-heading\">A Special Thanks!<\/h2><div id=\"text_block-184-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block atomic-subheading\" >Thank you to all of our funding agencies for their commitment to brain research to improve child and adolescent health.<\/div><div id=\"div_block-185-1119\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-187-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-22-at-9.38.43\u202fPM.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-266-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NIH-national-institutes-of-health-logo-single-IRB.jpg\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-253-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/output-onlinepngtools.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-264-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nih-new.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-188-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/unnamed.jpg\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-189-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DORI.jpg\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-186-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rose.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-255-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cia_logo2.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-192-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AcronymTagline_PNG.png\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-194-1119\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/hertinglab.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CHLA_Butterfly_Logo_2.jpg\" class=\"ct-image atomic-content-40-image\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-301-1119\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><div id=\"new_columns-302-1119\" class=\"ct-new-columns\" ><div id=\"div_block-303-1119\" class=\"ct-div-block \" ><div id=\"fancy_icon-327-1119\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon oxel_icon_button_icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-327-1119\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-gift\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><h2 id=\"headline-304-1119\" class=\"ct-headline atomic-secondary-heading\">USC Megan Herting Research Fund<\/h2><div id=\"text_block-316-1119\" class=\"ct-text-block bnb-subheading\" >Gifts will further Dr. Megan Herting\u2019s research that uses advanced brain imaging to understand how factors like hormones, air pollution, and physical activity affect brain development, cognition, and mental health in children and adolescence.<br><\/div><a id=\"link_text-306-1119\" class=\"ct-link-text atomic-outline-button\" href=\"https:\/\/giveto.usc.edu\/Donation\"   >MAKE A DONATION<\/a><\/div><div id=\"div_block-307-1119\" class=\"ct-div-block \" ><a id=\"link-310-1119\" 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