NIMH Brain Tissue Collection

Clinical Brain Disorders Branch

Section on Neuropathology

Intramural Research Program NIMH, NIH, DHHS

The NIMH Brain Bank collects brain tissue donations from individuals suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, as well as healthy individuals. The research mission of the NIMH Brain Bank is to better understand the underlying biological mechanisms and pathways that contribute to schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as to study normal human brain development.

• Joel E. Kleinman, M.D., Ph.D. - Section Chief, Principal Investigator
• Thomas M. Hyde, M.D., Ph.D. - Neurologist, Neuroanatomist
• Mary M. Herman, M.D. - Neuropathologist
• ClinicalTrials.gov NIMH Brain Bank Study Description
• NIH Clinical Research Studies Information on NIMH Brain Bank

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