Research Groups

Investigators at the NIMH campus conduct research on numerous areas of study, including cognition, genetics, epidemiology, and psychiatry. At present, there are approximately 40 Principal Investigator (PI)-led research groups in operation on the main campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the mission, research, projects, and publications for each of the research groups below.

• Behavioral Endocrinology Branch
  • Section on Behavioral Endocrinology
• Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch
  • Psychosis and Cognitive Studies Section
  • Section on Integrative Neuroimaging
• Emotion and Development Branch
  • Section on Development & Affective Neuroscience
  • Unit on Computational Decision Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit
• Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch
  • Section on Neurobiology & Treatment of Mood Disorders
  • Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Unit
• Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch
  • Section on Developmental Genetic Epidemiology
• Human Genetics Branch
  • Section on Developmental Neurogenomics
  • Genetic Basis of Mood and Anxiety Disorders Section
• Laboratory of Brain and Cognition
  • Section on Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • Section on Functional Imaging Methods
  • Section on Learning & Plasticity
• Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
  • Section on Molecular Neuroscience
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology
  • Section on Neural Function
• Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
  • Section on Molecular & Cellular Signaling
• Laboratory of Neuropsychology
  • Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology & Imaging
  • Section on Learning and Decision Making
  • Section on Neural Coding & Computation
  • Section on Neurobiology of Learning & Memory
  • Unit on Neurons, Circuits and Behavior
• Molecular Imaging Branch
  • Section on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Section on PET Neuroimaging Sciences
  • Section on PET Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
• Systems Neurodevelopment Laboratory
  • Section on Cellular and Cognitive Neurodevelopment
  • Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging
  • Unit on Functional Neural Circuits
• Section on Behavioral Neuroscience
• Section on Cellular and Cognitive Neurodevelopment
• Section on Critical Brain Dynamics
• Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms (SLCR)
• Section on the Neural Circuits of Emotion and Motivation
• Section on Neuroplasticity
• Section on Social and Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience
• Section on Synapse Development Plasticity
• Unit on Computational Decision Neuroscience
• Unit on Functional Neural Circuits
• Unit on the Neural Computations in Learning
• Unit on Neural Computation and Behavior
• Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration
• Unit on Translational Immunopsychiatry