Biomed Radio - Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

Building on the work of the Human Connectome Project, which is identifying the neural pathways that underlie brain function and behavior, a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is aiming to identify how those pathways are different in people with psychiatric illnesses. Researchers are using high-resolution imaging tools to identify structural and functional connectivity patterns in the brains of patients with psychiatric disorders and then comparing those scans to others taken of the brains of people who don’t have the disorders. The idea is to see whether, and how, connectivity patterns change in the brains of people with those illnesses. A NEW STUDY AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS IS AIMING TO USE BRAIN IMAGING TO IDENTIFY NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS THAT UNDERLIE BRAIN FUNCTION IN PEOPLE WITH PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES. JIM DRYDEN REPORTS… THE STUDY IS ONE OF VERY FEW BEING FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF MENTAL HEALTH’S “BIOBEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AWARD FOR