An official website of the United States government
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
Showing 71-80 of 172
Kenneth H. Fischbeck
Research TopicsDr. Fischbeck investigates the causes of hereditary neurological diseases, with the goal of developing effective treatments for these disorders. …
Kathleen Merikangas
Research TopicsThe major areas of Dr. Merikangas' research are: (1) studies of the patterns and components of familial aggregation of mental disorders and …
Kareem Amir Zaghloul
Research TopicsThe Functional Neurosurgery Section is part of the Surgical Neurology Branch in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Our …
Jun Shen
Research TopicsWe study brain chemistry and biophysics using, primarily, in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. In vivo magnetic resonance spectro…
Judith R. Walters
Research TopicsThe goal of the Neurophysiological Pharmacology Section is to elucidate the function of specific neuronal systems in regulating information proce…
Katherine W. Roche
Research TopicsGlutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system, and in addition to its central role in fast excitator…
Karen P. Usdin
Research TopicsShort tandem repeat (STR) tracts or microsatellites make up ~8% of the human genome. Small changes in the number of repeats in some of these STRs…
Justin Taraska
Research TopicsExocytosis, Endocytosis, and Imaging Technology DevelopmentCells communicate with each other by releasing proteins, peptides, and chemicals throu…
Karen Berman
Research TopicsDr. Berman’s group uses functional neuroimaging to map brain activity and neurochemical mechanisms associated with normal higher cognitive functi…