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Brain Disorders
Topics
- Acquired Cognitive Impairment
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Dementia
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
- Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE)
- Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Anorexia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia (VCID)
- Anxiety Disorders
- Aphasia
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism
- Batten Disease
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain Cancer
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Health
- Depression
- Down Syndrome
- Eating Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Fragile X
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Intellectual & Development Disabilities (IDD)
- Migraines
- Parkinson's Disease
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Rett Syndrome
- Schizophrenia
- Stroke
- Tourette Syndrome
- Tuberous Sclerosis
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Turning Face Perception on Its Head
David Leopold is devising new ways to study how our brains process social cues.
The Mind’s Map Maker
Yi Gu is on a journey to find out how the brain learns the lay of the land.
From Despair to Hope in Hours
Carlos Zarate speeds up treatment for major depression.
Found in Translation
Bibiana Bielekova takes her work from the bench to the bedside and back again to discover a cure for multiple sclerosis.
One Gene, Three Disorders, and No Cures
Karen Usdin investigates how multiple copies of a short DNA repeat give rise to the Fragile X-related disorders.
Shining a Light on Emotion
Mario Penzo uses cutting-edge genetic techniques to observe and influence brain circuits involved in stress and anxiety.