Sentences with phrase «field of brain disorders»

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Using «freshman physics,» neuroscientists have deployed electric fields to stimulate neurons buried deep in the brains of mice — a method that could one day lead to noninvasive therapies for people with Parkinson's disease and other brain disorders.

The group» finding that the impaired intracellular protein trafficking leads to neuropsychiatric disorders - related abnormal higher brain functions has high impact on the fields of psychiatry, basic medical sciences, and pharmaceutical sciences.

Rupert Lanzenberger's research group at the University Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, under the direction of Siegfried Kasper, is one of the leading international research teams in the field of PET brain imaging in psychiatric disorders.

The $ 100,000 Adelis Brain Research Award was presented to Dr. Ami Citri of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for outstanding work in the field of experience - dependent plasticity and its impact on diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Stacia Friedman - Hill, Ph.D., a program director at NIH's National Institute of Mental Health, says these findings are particularly relevant to the field of mental health research because many mental health disorders are marked by changes in cognitive function, sometimes years before clinical symptoms become significant, and because mental health disorders often involve changes in the developing brain.

This field, called cognitive neuroscience, serves as a critical bridge between psychology and neuroscience, and has relevance for a wide range of brain and learning disorders.

Nuclear medicine — a vital component of the rapidly emerging field of molecular imaging — is a medical specialty that uses small amounts of radioactive materials bound to special compounds (radiopharmaceuticals) in combination with imaging instrumentation that examine molecular processes in the body to detect and evaluate disease, such as brain disorders, heart disease and cancer.

Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.

The theme of this year's meeting is «Expanding horizons in Neurosciences: New approaches to Brain Activation», which will provide an international platform for discussion and sharing of novel ideas for present and future expansions in various fields of neurology such as Neuroimmunology, Neurological disorders, Neuro Oncology, Neuroimaging, Cognitive neuroscience and expertise meeting.

He is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of nutrition and neurological disorders and has authored several books, including Grain Brain and Brain Maker.

His main field of work are disorders of brain energy metabolism such as GLUT1 deficiency syndrome or pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency.

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