Disorders | Picower Institute

Picower Institute scientists investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying complex disorders of the brain that affect emotion and cognition. To learn more about research in these or other areas, select them under "Research Topics" and you'll find relevant Picower people, discoveries and events.

October 7, 2019

News Feature

25 Years of Picower Institute research

October 4, 2019

Research findings

Amyloid emerges early in deep regions such as the mammillary body and marches outward along specific circuits

October 3, 2019

New Research

Integrating patient-derived brain cell types with vasculature, computer models will yield powerful research platform

July 31, 2019

Research Findings

Whitehead, Picower team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder

July 1, 2019

News Feature

Studies yield new insights into behavior, development, anesthesia

May 7, 2019

Research Findings

New findings help explain the surprising discovery that exposure to flickering light reduces amyloid plaques in mice

May 1, 2019

Research findings

Analysis of genes altered by the disease could provide targets for new treatments

March 20, 2019

New Research Center

Foundation’s $28.6 million gift will fund science, innovation, education to advance understanding, ability, inclusion.

March 14, 2019

Research findings

Noninvasive treatment can improve Alzheimer’s symptoms such as memory loss and amyloid plaque buildup in mice.

February 21, 2019

News Feature

With new grants, collaboration will take on new questions of dementia

February 20, 2019

Picower People

Gloria Choi's research has connected maternal infection with neurodevelopmental disorders

January 23, 2019

Picower People

Award recognizes Alzheimer's disease research