Mental and behavioral disorders are diseases of the brain that affect 1 in 4 people worldwide and are characterized by debilitating deficits in a person’s thinking, feeling, motivation, and mood. Scientists at the Center for Neuroscience are involved in researching mental and behavioral disorders at multiple levels. From understanding the molecular, cellular, and circuit changes alter normal brain function, to how genetic and environmental factors confer risk for mental illness, our scientists aim to translate new research findings into approaches to improve diagnosis and treatment of these brain disorders.
Faculty studying mental and behavioral disorders
In-House
- Marie Burns, PhD
- Jochen Ditterich, PhD
- Diasynou Fioravante, PhD
- Mark Goldman, PhD
- John Gray, MD, PhD
- Tim Hanks, PhD
- Kimberley McAllister, PhD
- Alex Nord, PhD
- Charan Ranganath, PhD
- Gregg Recanzone, PhD
- W. Martin Usrey, PhD
- Jennifer Whistler, PhD
- Andrew Yonelinas, PhD
- Karen Zito, PhD
Affiliated
- David Amaral, PhD
- Paul Ashwood, PhD
- Eliza Bliss-Moreau, PhD
- Erie Boorman, PhD
- Megan Dennis, PhD
- Elva Diaz, PhD
- J. Faye Dixon, PhD
- Catherine Fassbender, PhD
- Melanie Gareau, PhD
- Joy Geng, PhD
- Cecilia Giulivi, PhD
- Amanda Guyer, PhD
- Randi Hagerman, MD
- Johannes Hell, PhD
- Wilsaan Joiner, PhD
- Janine LaSalle, PhD
- Ingrid Leckliter, PhD
- Steven Luck, PhD
- Richard Maddock, MD
- Karl Murray, PhD
- Kwan Ng, MD, PhD
- Christine Wu Nordahl, PhD
- David Olson, PhD
- Dan Ragland, PhD
- Michael Rogawski, MD, PhD
- Doug Rowland, PhD
- Rebecca Schmidt, PhD
- Andrea Schneider, PhD
- Julie Schweitzer, PhD
- David Segal, PhD
- Sergi Simo, PhD
- Tony Simon, PhD
- Tamara Swaab, PhD
- Diane Swick, PhD
- Brian Trainor, PhD
- Konstantinos Zarbalis, PhD