Science News from 2021
- NIMH’s Dr. Andrea Beckel-Mitchener Named Deputy Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
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• Institute Update
Andrea Beckel-Mitchener, Ph.D., has been named deputy director of the trans-NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.
- NIMH Director’s Statement: Our Commitment to Ending Structural Racism in Biomedical Research
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• Institute Update
In this statement, NIMH Director Dr. Joshua Gordon reaffirms his commitment to dismantling structural racism in biomedical research and describes next steps for NIMH.
- New Experiences Enhance Learning by Resetting Key Brain Circuit
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• Press Release
A study of spatial learning in mice shows that exposure to new experiences dampens established representations in the brain’s hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, allowing the mice to learn new navigation strategies.
- Study Identifies Risk Factors for Elevated Anxiety in Young Adults During COVID-19 Pandemic
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• Press Release
A new study has identified early risk factors that predicted heightened anxiety in young adults during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Gene Readouts Contribute To Distinctness of Mental Disorders
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• Press Release
A new study conducted by researchers at NIMH suggests that differences in the expression of gene transcripts – readouts copied from DNA that help maintain and build our cells – may hold the key to understanding how mental disorders with shared genetic risk factors result in different patterns of onset, symptoms, course of illness, and treatment responses.
- Adaptive Screener May Help Identify Youth at Risk of Suicide
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• Press Release
In a study supported by NIMH, researchers have developed a computerized adaptive screener that can help identify youth at risk for attempting suicide.
