Discoveries

Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D.
December 17, 2012

“Psychiatrists don’t treat diseases. They treat symptoms.” This observation by Dr. Robert Malenka reflects the lack of diagnostic tools and biologically-based tests available for mental illness. There is not yet any...

2010 NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee, Thomas L. Kash, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, expert on anxiety and other disorders
Thomas L. Kash, Ph.D.
December 17, 2012

Alcoholism and anxiety disorders are not only among the most common brain and behavior disorders; frequently, they occur in the same individuals. The leading theories about their co-occurrence “emphasize anxiety symptoms...

2005 NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee, Christine I. Hooker, Ph.D., now an Associate Professor in Psychology at Harvard, expert on schizophrenia
Christine I. Hooker, Ph.D.
December 17, 2012

Schizophrenia-associated deficits in cognition are not substantially improved by medication, but have been shown to improve with remedial cognitive training. The mechanisms that support this improvement have been largely...

Olivier Manzoni, Ph.D., Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale in France, autism expert
Olivier Manzoni, Ph.D.
December 17, 2012

Supported with a NARSAD Independent Investigator Grant, an international team of scientists has made critical new discoveries about which brain dysfunctions cause Fragile X Syndrome and how it may be possible to correct...

Scientific Council Member Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D. and NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Melissa R. Warden, Ph.D. of Stanford University, Experts in Optogenetics and Depression
Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D.
December 12, 2012

A team of neuroscientists led by NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee and Scientific Council Member Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., has demonstrated for the first time how dopamine neurons are linked to depression. The team at...

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