The interaction between genes and the environment have long been known to influence the brain and behavior. The cerebral cortex, the most highly evolved human brain structure, changes dramatically in…
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Barbara J. Weiland, Ph.D., now of the University of Colorado, Boulder, used her 2012 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant to study substance abuse in young people and identify whether—and how—brain…
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Two recipients of NARSAD Independent Investigator Grants report new research results suggesting a promising new approach to treat a serious neurological disorder called MECP2 duplication syndrome.…
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2010 NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Theodore D. Satterthwaite, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, led research that demonstrated specific gender differences in the effect of puberty on the…
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Anxiety disorders may be the most common childhood-onset psychiatric illnesses, and without proper intervention, their symptoms can persist throughout adulthood. In the largest multi-site clinical…
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