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We are pleased to present you with the Top Advancements & Breakthroughs by Foundation Grantees, Prizewinners and Scientific Council members in 2018. They are presented in the order of their publication in scientific journals.
Read More![Judge Faces the Challenge of the Criminalization of Mental Illness](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/backgroundmadeofnewspaperclippings-1440.jpg?itok=T6W6wypN)
Miami, Florida is famous for its sun, sand and sea. Less commonly known is the fact that it hosts the highest percentage of people with a mental illness of any urban area in the U.S.—three times the national average, to be exact.
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What is the prevalence of mental illness among people experiencing homelessness in the U.S.?
Read More![Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Mental Health](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/artificialneuronconceptintelligence-1440.jpg?itok=xZ7VoVfI)
Foundation-supported researchers are featured in Wall Street Journal article
Read More![Webinar Recap: The Microbiome and Mental Health](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/meet_the_scientist.2-08.jpg?itok=M7bRwmVc)
Can we lessen the likelihood of getting psychiatric disorders?
Read More![Seeds of Psychosis: Rejecting Parenting Myths, Revealing Underlying Genetic Origins](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/portraithappymotheryounggirloutdoorspark-1440.jpg?itok=pyJBItL9)
The search for the seeds of psychosis goes back to the very start of psychiatry. In the late 19th century, Emil Kraepelin, one of the first adherents of the idea that mental disorders have biological causes, described psychosis as a form of early-onset dementia.
Read More![International Mental Health Research Symposium by the Brain & behavior Research Foundation](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/symposium-banner-1440-2.jpg?itok=GIKdSnAS)
On October 27, 2017, we hosted our International Mental Health Research Symposium in New York City.
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On Friday, October 27, 2017, we hosted our annual International Mental Health Research Symposium followed by the International Awards Dinner, where we celebrated 30 years of awarding research grants.
Read More![2016 International Mental Health Research Symposium](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/2016-symposium-1440.jpg?itok=tLxWxZw8)
On Friday, October 28, 2016 the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation hosted its 28th Annual International Mental Health Research Symposium. Guests were treated to insightful, educational and inspiring presentations by the 2016 Foundation Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners.
Read More![Enhancing Early Childhood Development](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/blog/teaser/smilingfatherplayingwithbabysonathome-1440.jpg?itok=TCDYXS-_)
Adverse childhood experiences such as exposure to trauma or violence, even during the prenatal period when the brain is first developing, mold how the brain is organized, and have major impact on how our genes are expressed. Brain imaging studies show that traumatized children or children raised
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