The understanding of the disease of brain and mind requires investigation of causes, pathologies and therapeutic interventions. Center for Neuroscience faculty and thier colleagues elsewhere at UC Davis are involved in all three approaches in efforts not only to understand the causes and pathophysiology of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders but also to translate findings in fundamental neuroscience to improved diagnosis and treatment. Some of the questions being asked by our faculty include: What are the genes that confer susceptibilty to schizophrenia and depressive illness? What is the association between molecular variations in the fragile X gene and fragile X syndrome? What are the underlying causes of autism? How does the brain change in aging, cerebrovascualr disease and Alzheimer's Disease? How can studies of normal brain development in humans and animals help us understand the causes of neurodevelopmental disorders? How can we better understand the neural basis of epilepsy? How do diseases of the eye manifest themsleves in disturbances of vision? How do neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders manifest themselves in disturbances of cognition, perception, language and movement?

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