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Investigators (Alphabetical)
NIMH scientists conduct research ranging from studies into mechanisms of normal brain function, conducted at the behavioral, systems, cellular, and molecular levels, to clinical investigations into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness.
The principal investigators at NIMH include:
Principal Investigators
Chief
Unit on Neurons, Circuits and Behavior (UNCB)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (LMCN)
Chief
Section on Learning and Decision Making (SLDM)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Section on Learning and Plasticity
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Section on Functional Imaging Methods
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Director
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (FMRIF)
Chief
Section on Neuroadaptation and Protein Metabolism (SNPM)
Chief
Section on Integrative Neuroimaging
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch
Chief
Section on Neuroplasticity
Chief
Section on Behavioral Neuroscience
Director
Rodent Behavioral Core
Chief
Section on Molecular Neuroscience
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Senior Investigator
Chief
Section on Functional Neuroanatomy (SFN)
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Chief
Unit on Neural Computation and Behavior (Histed group)
Chief
Section on PET Neuroimaging Sciences
Chief
Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB)
Chief
Section on Neurobiology
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Chief
Unit on Functional Neural Circuits
Chief
Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience (SMDN)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Director
Neurophysiology Imaging Facility
Chief
Section on Synapse Development Plasticity
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neuropsychology
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Human Genetics Branch
Chief
Section on Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (SNLM)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory
Co-Chief
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN)
Chief
Section on Critical Brain Dynamics
Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience
Chief
Developmental Neurogenomics Unit
Human Genetics Branch
Chief
Section on Neural Coding and Computation (SNCC)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Section on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Director
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Core (MRS)
Chief
Mood Brain & Development Unit (MBDU)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration
Chief
Section on Neurocircuitry
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Section on Fundamental Neuroscience
Chief
Unit on Neural Circuits and Adaptive Behaviors
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch
Chief
Section on Neural Gene Expression (SNGE)
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Assistant Clinical Investigators
ACI
Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit
Emotion and Development Branch
Core Directors
Chief
Section on Functional Imaging Methods
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Director
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (FMRIF)
Chief
Section on Behavioral Neuroscience
Director
Rodent Behavioral Core
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Director
Neurophysiology Imaging Facility
Chief
Section on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Director
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Core (MRS)
Service/Team Directors
Director
Machine Learning Team
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility