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Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D. President and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in Washington D.C. at the White House
June 04, 2013
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NARSAD Grantee Kirsty Spalding, Ph.D. from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, Expert on depression and brain research
June 18, 2013
Innovative Methodology by Foundation Grantee Quantifies New Neurons in Adult Humans
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Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University, brain research expert and inventor of optogenetics
June 14, 2013
Discovery Using Optogenetics May Help Fine-Tune Treatments for Schizophrenia Symptoms
TAGS: Brain Matters, New Technologies, Discoveries, Schizophrenia
Helen S. Mayberg, M.D., of Emory University, an expert on depression
June 13, 2013
Brain Scans Predict Best Course of Treatment for Patients with Depression
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