Intramural Investigators
NIMH scientists conduct research ranging from studies into mechanisms of normal brain function, conducted at the behavioral, systems, cellular, and molecular levels, to clinical investigations into the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness.
The principal investigators at NIMH include:
Principal Investigators
Chief
Unit on Neurons, Circuits and Behavior (UNCB)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (LMCN)
Chief
Section on Learning and Decision Making (SLDM)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Section on Learning and Plasticity
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Section on Neuroadaptation and Protein Metabolism (SNPM)
Chief
Section on Integrative Neuroimaging
Chief
Section on Psychosis and Cognitive Studies
Chief
Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Branch
Chief
Section on Neuroplasticity
Chief
Section on Molecular Neuroscience
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Senior Investigator
Chief
Section on Functional Neuroanatomy (SFN)
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Chief
Unit on Neural Computation and Behavior (Histed group)
Chief
Section on PET Neuroimaging Sciences
Chief
Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB)
Senior Investigator
Chief
Unit on Functional Neural Circuits
Chief
Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience (SMDN)
Co-Chief
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Section on Synapse Development Plasticity
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neuropsychology
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Human Genetics Branch
Chief
Section on Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (SNLM)
Chief
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Unit on the Neurobiology of Affective Memory
Chief
Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN)
Co-Chief
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Section on Critical Brain Dynamics
Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience
Chief
Section on Developmental Neurogenomics
Human Genetics Branch
Chief
Section on Neural Coding and Computation (SNCC)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Chief
Mood Brain & Development Unit (MBDU)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Chief
Unit on Neuromodulation and Synaptic Integration
Chief
Section on Neurocircuitry
Chief
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Chief
Section on Neural Gene Expression (SNGE)
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation
Assistant Clinical Investigators
Assistant Clinical Investigator
Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit (NNT)
Emotion and Development Branch (E & D)
Core Directors
Chief
Section on Functional Imaging Methods
Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC)
Director
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (FMRIF)
Chief
Section on Behavioral Neuroscience
Director
Rodent Behavioral Core
Director
Scientific and Statistical Computing Core - Overview
Director
Section on Instrumentation (SI)
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging (SCNI)
Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN)
Director
Transgenic Core Facility
Chief
Section on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Director
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Core (MRS)
Service/Team Directors
Director
Sleep and Neurodevelopment Service
Office of the Clinical Director
Director
Machine Learning Team
Director
Data Science and Sharing Team
Director
Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Service
Office of the Clinical Director
Director
Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resources
Adjunct Investigators
Chief
Section on Affective Neuroscience and Pain, NCCIH
Chief
Unit on Sensation, Cognition, Action, NEI
Chief
Social and Behavioral Research Branch, NHGRI
Scientists Emeritus
Scientist Emeritus