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Research

We invest in the most innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatric research to better understand the causes and develop new ways to treat brain and behavior disorders.

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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1 in 5 of Us Lives With a Mental Illness

Addiction

$7M Awarded to Addiction Research since 1987

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

$3M Awarded to ADHD Research since 1987  

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Anxiety

$9M Awarded to Anxiety Disorders Research since 1987

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Autism

$11M Awarded to Autism Research since 1987

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Bipolar Disorder

$31M Awarded to Bipolar Disorder Research since 1987

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Borderline Personality Disorder

$1M Awarded to BPD Research since 1987

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Depression

$89M Awarded to Depression Research since 1987

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Eating Disorders

$2M Awarded to Eating Disorders Research since 1987

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

$4M Awarded to OCD Research since 1987

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

$9M Awarded to PTSD Research since 1987

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Schizophrenia

$150M Awarded to Schizophrenia Research since 1987

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Mental Illness (General)

$65M Awarded to Other Brain-Related Illnesses or Projects Covering Multiple Illnesses

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Grants are awarded three times/year. Total dollars awarded are updated annually.

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Research Categories

Basic Research

We invest in basic research to understand what happens in the brain to cause mental illness.

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New Technologies

We invest in new technologies to advance or create new ways of studying and understanding the brain.

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Diagnostic Tools / Early Intervention

We invest in diagnostic tools and early intervention research to recognize early signs of mental illness and begin treatment as early as possible.

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Next-Generation Therapies

We invest in next-generation therapies to reduce symptoms of mental illness and ultimately prevent and cure brain and behavior disorders.

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Research Articles

A Test of Ketamine in Adolescents With Resistant Depression

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Posted: Monday, September 17, 2018

A Test of Ketamine in Adolescents With Resistant Depression

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Machine-learning Helped Identify Newly Diagnosed Schizophrenia Patients and Predicted Treatment Response

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Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Machine-learning Helped Identify Newly Diagnosed Schizophrenia Patients and Predicted Treatment Response

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Ashwagandha, or Withania somnifera May Relieve Worsening Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Medicinal Herb May Relieve Worsening Symptoms of Schizophrenia

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Reward-Processing Issues in Depression

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Posted: Monday, August 27, 2018

Analysis of 50 Prior Studies Confirms Reward-Processing Issues in Depression

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