Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic, severe mental illness that affects 2-3% of people worldwide, and is a leading cause of illness-related disability according to the World Health Organization.…
A fundamental advancement in the way we understand and seek to treat conditions such as anxiety, depression, PTSD and autism comes from the realization that these are not single-site disorders;…
As the body’s control center, the brain integrates complex sensory information and rapidly responds to the needs and experiences of every body system. In line with the finding that our…
In Alzheimer’s disease, even a small improvement in a patient’s memory may provide them with a vast improvement in their quality of life. ln my previous studies, I discovered that…
Traumatic brain injury is the leading global cause of death and disability for adolescents and younger adults, and also the best-established acquired risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease.…
Substance use disorder is a chronic, relapsing illness that affects millions of individuals worldwide; however, few effective treatment options for substance abuse and addiction exist. Here, employing a unique combination…
Developmental neuropsychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and autism have debilitating consequences to individuals and skyrocketing costs of care, creating a great burden to patients, their families, and society. Though the…
Inherited loss of rod and cone photoreceptors is a leading cause of blindness and treatment options remain very limited. In this project, Dr. Kwoon Y. Wong will develop a novel…
Language acquisition occurs through a process called ‘vocal learning’. This process requires the ability to deliberately and purposefully modify vocal production signals based on auditory feedback and is a key…
Deletions in the Neurexin-1 (NRXN1) gene can lead to autism and schizophrenia. Patients with NRXN1 mutations can present with a surprising variety of clinical outcomes (including diagnosis, severity, prognosis and…
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