Neurology & Neuroscience
Neuroscience Research for Any Niche
Preclinical
Our researchers are investigating safer analgesics, how pain influences drug-seeking behavior and the neurobiology of substance abuse. With more than 30 years of experience using nonhuman primate models to study addiction and drug abuse, they are experts in study design and implementation. In addition to our expertise, we have established and benchmark resources, such as the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery and a dedicated comparative pathology lab available to evaluate both non-invasive and terminal end points. Clinical-grade imaging modalities (PET/CT, MRI, etc.) and an in-house cyclotron are available to visualize various pathophysiological endpoints.
Key Areas of Research
- Drug abuse liability
- Memory and cognition
- Pain
- Epilepsy
- Aging-related disease
- Functional and structural imaging
- Trauma-induced brain injury
Clinical
All studies are supported by state-of-the-art diagnostics, therapies and surgical techniques. We are home to one of the nation’s leading and most active Gamma Knife Centers—providing highly targeted radiation treatment for brain abnormalities. Additionally, deep brain stimulation and its use in neuromuscular and movement disorders therapies were pioneered by our researchers.
Key Areas of Research
- Memory and cognition
- Aging-related disorders
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Neuromuscular and movement disorders
- Pain
- Brain injury
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Sleep disorders
- Migraine