Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

Grateful to @bbrfoundation.bsky.social and its donors for supporting our research on how astrocytes and microglia shape synapse development, and how this may go awry in schizophrenia. Congratulations to @cmedwards.bsky.social too!

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Two early-career scientists at UMass Chan—Caitlyn Edwards, PhD, and Travis Faust, PhD—are 2026 Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator grantees: https://direc.to/pywL @cmedwards.bsky.social @dgordonwinder.bsky.social @travisfaust.bsky.social @bbrfoundation.bsky.social

Researchers report a major advance in efforts to study how the human brain develops and how various dysfunctions and pathologies affect it. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/pflK50ZWncv . #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek Stanford University

Important Advance in Brain Organoid Technology Provides Platform to Study Pathology and Test Therapies for Autism, Schizophrenia, Dementia, Cerebral Palsy, Among Others | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

A team led by a BBRF grantee has reported another major advance in efforts to study how the human brain develops and how various dysfunctions and pathologies, especially those occurring before birth, give rise to major brain and behavior disorders ranging from autism and schizophrenia to epilepsy and cerebral palsy.

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You’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - School as a Platform for Neurobehavioral Adaptation: Getting the Individualized Education Plan Right. . Register here: https://ow.ly/1FeF50ZWmTZ . Emory University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

Learn how Neuroplastogens may treat depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and dementia without hallucinations in the second episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds. . Watch here: https://bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . PBS UC Davis #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

Congratulations to Hayley Thorpe on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Grant from @bbrfoundation.bsky.social. Her research investigates the genetic link between cannabis use and schizophrenia, which could point to potential new treatment targets.

Young Investigator Grant opens new avenues for postdoctoral scholar - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University

Hayley Thorpe’s research is untangling the genetic links between cannabis use and schizophrenia

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Join next week for our free webinar. Dr. Girgenti will share information on new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

Congratulations to 2026 Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth who received early support from two BBRF YI Grants. . Read the full congratulatory message here: https://ow.ly/A6QF50ZUCRQ . Stanford University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek

The Suicide Prevention Movement: Translating Science Into Action . Congratulations to the BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prize Recipient, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Moutier will speak on behalf of them. . Register here: https://ow.ly/jxPG50TS1uw . #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #MIAW

Join us for our free webinar on October 13th and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

Learn how schools can help students with mental health screenings and about a curriculum for resilience in the first episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds. . Watch here: https://bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . PBS Emory University Department of Medicine #depression #adhd

Season 11 of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mental health. . Watch now: https://bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv . #ADHDawareness #mentalhealthawareness #depressionawareness PBS News

Congratulations to the BBRF Goldman-Rakic Prize Recipient, Dr. Sheena Josselyn, for their Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience! . Memory and Engrams . Register & Learn more: https://ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk . University of Toronto

Researchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain, revealing new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

Congratulations to the BBRF Ruane Prize Recipient, Dr. Cynthia Rogers, for their Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research! Nurturing the Developing Brain: How Early Experience Shapes the Brain & Children’s Mental Health Register: https://ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk WashU Medicine

Treating a parent’s #ADHD with stimulant medication before beginning parental behavioral therapy compared with therapy alone led to less severe ADHD symptoms for parent & child. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/h7Wi50ZRsMz

Parental Stimulant Medication Added to Parental Behavioral Therapy Led to Better Outcomes for Parent-and-Child Pairs With ADHD | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

An estimated 50% or more of parents with ADHD have a child with ADHD. The high heritability of the illness is of particular concern because some of its primary symptoms include impairments in executive functioning and emotional regulation—two factors that are likely to affect how parents respond to therapies designed to help them better manage their children, especially those who have ADHD.

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Congratulations to the BBRF Colvin Prize Recipient, Dr. Andrew H. Miller, for their Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research! . Advancing an Inflammatory Subtype of Depression . Register & Learn more: https://ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk

Imaging of early #schizophrenia patients finds altered glutamate metabolism differing on brain’s 2 sides. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/llEv50ZPf6B . University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Imaging Suggests Disruptions in Early Schizophrenia in How Neurons and Astroglia Coordinate to Balance Excitation and Inhibition | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The continuing search for more effective schizophrenia treatments is directly related to efforts by researchers to more precisely understand mechanisms underlying major symptoms such as psychosis and cognitive dysfunction, as well as patients’ varying response to antipsychotic medicines. (An estimated 30% of first-episode psychosis and recently diagnosed schizophrenia patients do not respond adequately to antipsychotics.)

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Congratulations to the BBRF Maltz Prize Recipient, Dr. Steven A. Kushner, for his Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research! . Precision Psychiatry: Encouraging Progress and the Challenges Ahead . Register & Learn more: https://ow.ly/z0jz50X0gwk

PTSD research has entered a remarkable new era. Using cutting-edge technologies that examine individual brain cells and the three-dimensional organization of DNA, researchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain. . Register & learn more: https://ow.ly/s8fc50ZNZrg . Yale University

Join us on October 30th for our International Mental Health Research Symposium! . Register & Learn More: https://ow.ly/p4W550WYjqq . #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #depression #adhd #autism #bpd #bipolardisorder #anxiety #ptsd #ocd #suicide #prevention

International Mental Health Research Symposium | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Friday, October 30, 20269:30AM EDT - 12:30PM EDT Kaufman Music Center129 West 67th Street, New York City, 10023 Join us for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain and behavior disorders by the Foundation’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners PRESENTATIONS: WelcomeJeffrey Borenstein, M.D.President & CEO, BBRF

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Researchers reported encouraging preliminary results in a trial of theta-frequency transcranial alternating current (tACS), a #brain stimulation method, in #opioid use disorder. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/QQCb50ZM1Ac

Non-Invasive Low-Power Electrical Stimulation Is Shown in Trial to Modulate Brain Circuitry Involved in Regulating Drug Craving in Opioid Addiction | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

In the continuing search for new and more effective methods of treating addiction, researchers in the U.S. and around the world have been testing various modes of non-invasive brain stimulation, reporting mixed success. In a newly published paper, a team led by a BBRF grantee reports encouraging preliminary results in a randomized, blinded clinical trial of a non-invasive brain stimulation method called theta-frequency transcranial alternating current (tACS), in a people with opioid use disorder (OUD).

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#Cannabis use disorder in US adults, male & female and across multiple age groups, increased significantly from 2021-2024, an #NIH /NIDA study shows, while #alcohol use disorder, affecting 10% of adults, has stabilized or declined slightly in some subgroups. . Full study: https://ow.ly/Gt0z50ZJuuo

NIH Research Shows Increasing Prevalence & Severity of Cannabis Use Disorder in US Adults, While Alcohol Use Disorder Steadies or Declines a Bit | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

New findings from the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) show that the prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) among American adults, both male and female and across multiple age groups, has increased significantly in recent years, while the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) has remained stable and even declined a bit in some subgroups over the same period.

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Join us on Tuesday for our free webinar https://ow.ly/w9vO50ZFbaW . Dr. Eisenlohr-Moul will discuss results of double-blind clinical trials conducted by her team demonstrating that stabilizing hormone changes can prevent these monthly spikes in suicidal thinking for some patients. . UChicago College

Dr. Conor Liston addresses how neural connections are increased following #ketamine treatment and how these connections correspond with reduced #depression symptoms. . Read the full piece: https://ow.ly/jEiQ50ZIixE . Weill Cornell Medicine

Restoring Dysfunctional Brain Circuits in Depression | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Dr. Conor Liston explains how antidepressant treatments, including ketamine, increase neural connections and modify functional connectivity in the brain, insights that may help predict and improve outcomes.

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A variety of mobile technologies & apps are making possible enhanced diagnosis and treatment of several brain and behavior disorders. . Read the full piece: https://ow.ly/berr50ZHN0a . #bipolardisorder #autism #depression #ADHD

Putting Digital Technologies to Work in Improving Mental Health | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Various mobile technologies and apps are making possible enhanced diagnosis and treatment of several brain and behavior disorders.

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Join us next Tuesday for our free webinar. https://ow.ly/w9vO50ZFbaW . For many female patients, suicidal thoughts and attempts follow the hormone shifts of the menstrual cycle. The cause is not abnormal hormone levels, but how sensitive the brain is to normal hormone change. . UChicago College

Honored that the @bbrfoundation.bsky.social featured our work in its Fall 2026 issue. The piece highlights a couple of examples of how we’re combining smartphones, wearable sensing, and AI to better understand teen depression and personalize treatment. tinyurl.com/24h47pfa tinyurl.com/ycxhmaar

Congrats to star postdoc Dario Aspesi for receiving the Wilczynski-Georgia Research Alliance Fellowship & NARSAD grant!!! Dario’s project is the 1st proposal from the lab on stress effects on the maternal brain to be funded!!! Thx @bbrfoundation.bsky.social! So he received an appropriate statue 😉

“Remember the Person, Not Just the Diagnosis...Alzheimer’s disease affects memory, thinking, behavior, and communication, but it does not erase the individual." . Read the full article: https://ow.ly/pxMh50Zx7UO . #alzheimers #health #mentalhealth

How to Talk About Alzheimer’s Disease: Communicating with Compassion and Respect | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Talking about Alzheimer’s disease can be difficult. A diagnosis may bring fear, grief, uncertainty, and questions about what the future will hold. Friends and family members may worry about saying the wrong thing, while the person living with Alzheimer’s may feel embarrassed, anxious, frustrated, or excluded. Yet avoiding the subject can deepen isolation. Thoughtful, respectful communication can help preserve connection, reduce distress, and remind a person that they remain valued and understood.

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