Sleep, Biological Rhythms, and Regulatory Disorders Program
Overview
This program supports research on sleep problems, disturbance of biological rhythms, and mood fluctuation related to affective disorders. Includes investigations of biological, genetic, and environmental influences on impairments in emotion regulation and sleep-wake regulation.
Areas of Emphasis
- Effects of brain maturation on mechanisms involved in sleep problems.
- Impact of periods of rapid development and associated neuroendocrine changes on risk or resilience.
- Identification of at-risk individuals and development of interventions to prevent onset or progression of psychopathology.
Contact
Rebecca DelCarmen-Wiggins, Ph.D.
Program Chief
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6191, MSC 9617
301-443-5944, rdelcarm@mail.nih.gov
