On November 21, 2019, Dr. Maryam M. Shanechi will present “Neural Decoding and Control of Multiscale Brain Networks to Treat Mood Disorders and Beyond,” as part of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.
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In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses the potential that technology holds for expanding the reach of mental health care.
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A single, low-dose ketamine infusion was relatively free of side effects for patients with treatment-resistant depression.
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Brain stimulation therapies are important and effective treatments for people with depression and other mental disorders. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is supporting studies exploring how to make brain stimulation therapies more personalized and effective while reducing side effects.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than four million dollars in FY 2019 to support seven research projects aimed at developing and validating screening tools to detect signs of autism spectrum disorder in the first year of life.
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NIH-supported study finds that spatial “replay” in neurons may help rats learn how to navigate toward goals.
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Mice with an impaired version of one the few genes definitively linked to schizophrenia showed abnormalities in working memory, mimicking those commonly seen in schizophrenia patients.
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In this Director’s Message, directed toward a general audience, Dr. Gordon discusses the role of animals in mental health research and what they can tell us about human mental illnesses.
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In this Director’s Message, directed toward the research community, Dr. Gordon provides guidance to researchers on the use of animals in mental health research funded by NIMH.
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This NIMH-sponsored symposium will bring together experts in basic and translational neuroscience to discuss the state of the field and identify opportunities to advance our understanding of how the cerebellum contributes to cognition, emotion, and social behavior in both healthy and psychiatric populations.
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