Neurodevelopmental Disorders Branch
Overview
The Neurodevelopmental Disorders Branch supports research leading to a fuller understanding of childhood psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and autistic spectrum disorders, as well as development of more efficacious prevention and treatment strategies for these disorders. Also supported is research on human neurodevelopment and on basic biobehavioral processes involved in these disorders, such as attentional and perceptual processing, executive function, inhibitory controls (e.g., sensory gating), social cognition and communication, and affiliative behaviors.
Branch Chief
Ann E. Wagner, Ph.D.
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7149, MSC 9633
301-443-3633, awagner@mail.nih.gov
