About the Institute

The Institute promotes:

  • Collaboration in basic and clinical research studies that increase our understanding of the normal and diseased nervous systems;
  • Translation of basic research findings into new treatments for neurological, and neurobehavioral diseases and disorders; and
  • Improvement of care for patients with neurological and neurobehavioral diseases and disorders
Morphological characteristics of activated astrocytes in aged hippocampus
Morphological characteristics of activated astrocytes in aged hippocampus. Image courtesy of Bill Freeman.
Image from inside a mouse brain
Image from inside a living mouse brain using a two-photon microscope; neuronal dendrites expressing YFP are shown in green, blood vessels in red. Copyright: Patrick Drew.
Spiking neural network simulations
Spiking neural network simulations. Image courtesy of Lyle Long.