Brain Matters

Dolores Emory Donor, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Me (Dolores) and my son Todd
January 11, 2012

This is a true story about what happened to a family when mental illness struck one of its children.

My son Todd Christopher O’Connell was born April 18, 1965. It was an Easter Sunday. Everyone said “Todd is...

Scientific Council Member Helen Mayberg, MD of Emory University
Helen Mayberg, M.D.
January 11, 2012

New study shows breakthrough results for treatment of bipolar disorder and unipolar depression (major depressive disorder) with deep brain stimulation (DBS). The findings show long term abatement of symptoms in treatment-...

The 2011 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners
2011 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners
January 09, 2012

The American Psychiatric Association (AMA) featured the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2011 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners in their January News. Scientists honored were:

Carol A. Tamminga, M.D. and...

Ezra Susser , M.D., Dr.P.H. of Columbia University
Ezra Susser , M.D., Dr.P.H.
January 06, 2012

NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee Ezra Susser , M.D., Dr.P.H. and colleagues at Columbia University have discovered that there is an increased risk for developing a psychotic disorder with early life international...

Kelsey C. Martin, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Kelsey C. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
January 05, 2012

In 2011, the Foundation awarded $1.5 million in NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants to fund 15 brilliant scientists.

The NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant is the largest grant awarded by the Brain &...

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