New neuroengineering technologies are making it possible to understand complex brain processes such as memory and consciousness while offering possibilities for changing how we think, feel, and remember.
Director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute
Steven E. Hyman, M.D. is Director of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as well as Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology. From 2001 to 2011, he served as provost of Harvard University... Read More →
Chief Scientific Officer, Allen Institute for Brain Science
Born in the American Midwest, Christof Koch grew up in Holland, Germany, Canada, and Morocco. He studied Physics and Philosophy at the University of Tübingen in Germany and was awarded his Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1982. Following four years at MIT, Christof joined the California Institute... Read More →
Professor: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Pamela Sklar is a neuroscientist, human geneticist and clinical psychiatrist investigating the genetic causes of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. A major focus of her prior work has been to identify susceptibility genes for psychiatric diseases... Read More →
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