Principal Investigators

Arash Afraz, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Unit on Neurons, Circuits and Behavior (UNCB)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Veronica Alvarez, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Neurobiology of Compulsive Behaviors

Susan Amara, Ph.D., Scientific Director

Chief
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (LMCN)

Bruno Averbeck, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Learning and Decision Making (SLDM)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Christopher Baker, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Learning and Plasticity
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)

Peter Bandettini, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Functional Imaging Methods
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)

Director
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (FMRIF)

Christopher M Bartley, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Translational Immunopsychiatry Unit

Karen Faith Berman, M.D.

Chief
Section on Integrative Neuroimaging

Chief
Section on Psychosis and Cognitive Studies

Chief
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch

James A. Bourne, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Cellular and Cognitive Neurodevelopment

Melissa Brotman, Ph.D.

Stadtman Investigator

Chief
Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit (NNT)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)

Heather Cameron, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Neuroplasticity

Yogita Chudasama, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Behavioral Neuroscience

Director
Rodent Behavioral Core

Lee E Eiden, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Molecular Neuroscience
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation

Charles R Gerfen, Ph.D.

Senior Investigator

Samer Hattar, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR)

Mark H Histed, Ph.D.

Chief
Unit on Neural Computation and Behavior (Histed lab)

Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Section on PET Neuroimaging Sciences

Chief
Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB)

Angela Langdon, Ph.D.

Chief
Unit on the Neural Computations in Learning

Soohyun Lee, Ph.D.

Chief
Unit on Functional Neural Circuits

David Leopold, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging (SCNI)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Director
Neurophysiology Imaging Facility

Zheng Li, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Synapse Development Plasticity

Silvia Lopez-Guzman, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Unit on Computational Decision Neuroscience (CDN)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)

Alex Martin, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Cognitive Neuropsychology
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)

Francis McMahon, M.D.

Chief
Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders (GBMAD)
Human Genetics Branch

Chief
Human Genetics Branch

Kathleen R Merikangas, Ph.D.

NIH Distinguished Investigator

Chief
Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch (GEB-SDGE)

Tobias Merson, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist
Oligodendroglial Interactions Group

Betsy Murray, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (SNLM)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Chief
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Mario Penzo, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on the Neural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation

Victor Pike, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on PET Radiopharmaceutical Sciences

Daniel Pine, M.D.

NIH Distinguished Investigator

Chief
Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)

Dietmar Plenz, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Critical Brain Dynamics

Armin Raznahan, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Developmental Neurogenomics
Human Genetics Branch

Barry Richmond, M.D.

Chief
Section on Neural Coding and Computation (SNCC)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)

Peter Schmidt, M.D.

Chief
Behavioral Endocrinology Branch

Jun Shen, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Director
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Core (MRS)

Hugo Tejeda, Ph.D.

Stadtman Investigator

Chief
Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration

Benjamin White, Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Neural Function (SNF)

Tonya Jo Hanson White, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief
Section on Social and Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience

Carlos Zarate Jr, M.D.

NIH Distinguished Investigator

Chief
Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch