The goal of the research in the Albers lab is to elucidate the pathogenic actions and physiological functions of genes and mechanisms that cause... Read more about Mark Albers
The goal of my lab is to understand the role of corticolimbic areas in guiding attention to, and imagery, learning and memory of, motivationally-salient...
Matthew P. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of Neuropathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Neuropathologist of Autism BrainNet; and Faculty,... Read more about Matthew Peter Anderson
Even a single traumatic experience can trigger the onset of a negatively valenced affective state that persists for days to weeks. Adaptive properties of...
Dr. Bacskai's laboratory uses sophisticated optical techniques to address fundamental questions in Alzheimer's disease research. Using the imaging technique... Read more about Brian Bacskai
The Baker Lab at McLean Hospital uses both large-scale studies and "deep-phenotyping" approaches to understand the nature and underlying biology of mental... Read more about Justin T Baker
Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Our lab is interested in how organisms adapt to detect and respond to salient environmental signals based on their ecological or behavioral context. We... Read more about Nicholas W Bellono
General anesthesia is a neurophysiological state in which a patient is rendered unconscious, insensitive to pain, amnestic, and immobile, while being... Read more about Emery Neal Brown
People vary widely in their capacity to deliberate on the potential adverse consequences of their choices before they act. Impulsivity (the inability to...
Weighing about three pounds, the human brain contains billion of neurons that are wired together in complex but highly structured networks. Our laboratory... Read more about Randy Lee Buckner
Dr. Camprodon is interested in understanding circuit properties of human neural networks and how maladaptive plastic changes lead to neuropsychiatric...
The Carlezon lab is primarily interested in the biological basis and treatment of psychiatric illness, specifically nature/nurture issues as they relate...
Our overall research question is to understand how chronic exposure to drugs of abuse and stress changes the brain on a molecular level to produce pathological... Read more about Elena Halley Chartoff
Motivational states are the brain's way of matching our behaviors to our needs and capacities: we eat when we're hungry and sleep when we're sleepy—but we...
Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine
Dr. Czeisler has more than 40 years' experience in the field of basic and applied research on the physiology of the human circadian timing system and its... Read more about Charles Czeisler
Our group investigates the multifaceted influence of light on mammals. How does the retina produce visual information? How is this information processed...
Every decision and behavior is haunted by uncertainty, introduced by the noisy and ambiguous nature of the world that surrounds us. Despite this, we make...
The step-by-step differentiation of embryonic cells into different types of neurons lays the foundation for our sensory responses, motor commands, and...
