Behavioral Sciences Research
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences includes a wide range of research activities, such as the use of transgenic mice and mice and human stem cells to model human brain development in normal and disease-like conditions, the study of genetics of neuropsychiatric disorders, and the development of new approaches for optimizing the education of children with ADD in public schools. The ultimate goal of this research, whether focused on genes, brain circuitry, psychosocial influences on behavior, or on combinations of these, is to improve both the immediate health and the developmental trajectory of children in our care.