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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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Peter R. Rapp
Research TopicsModels of Neurocognitive Aging: Age-related deficits in cognitive function compromise the quality of life and are among the most troubling conseq…
Priyanka Sivakami Narayan
Research TopicsNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease are a growing public health concern. The extended and devastating course of these diseases, t…
Paul S. Albert
Research TopicsDr. Paul Albert's research interests primarily focus on complex modeling of correlated outcomes in biomedical sciences, including the analys…
Nora Volkow
Research TopicsMy laboratory uses brain imaging (PET and MRI) to study the neurocircuitry that underlies the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and of natural …
Nigel H. Greig
Research TopicsThe Drug Design and Development Section (DDDS) is focused to identify drugs that improve brain function and/or forestall the neurodegenerative pr…
Mustapha Bouhrara
Research TopicsThe MRPAD Unit performs clinical and translational biophysical and physiological studies of the human central nervous system (CNS) to advance kno…
Mihaela Serpe
Research TopicsThe purpose of our research is to understand the mechanisms of synapse development and homeostasis. Synapse development is a highly orchestrated …
Michael J. Krashes
Research TopicsThe ultimate goal of my research is to decipher the wiring diagram that underlies hunger. To achieve this, we employ novel genetic tools and tech…
Melissa Brotman
Research TopicsMental illnesses impact public health significantly, and treatment advances have stalled, compounding this public health problem. Dr. Brotman’s l…