Featured Studies

Researchers are studying the brain's response to language and sound. This study uses a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), an investigational form of brain stimulation, to measure how different parts of the brain communicate in teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings from this study may aid in the development of possible future treatments.

A study at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is seeking healthy females aged 6-18 for a brain imaging study using MRI. Researchers aim to learn about brain anatomy and function, while advancing the understanding of behavior and mental health in children and young adults.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that damages the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). This leads to increased physical disability over time. The disease is lifelong once it begins. Researchers want to learn more about the stages of multiple sclerosis and follow them until a person's death to understand how the physical and clinical signs of MS relate to its changes over time.

Are you interested in being part of a study that explores the patterns of brain activity that exist during sleep? Researchers at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy adult volunteers for a research study using MRI to study brain activity in adults while they sleep.

Do you have Parkinson's disease? Doctors at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) are conducting a research study on people with Movement Disorders. They are currently recruiting participants with Parkinson's disease. The purpose is to learn more about the disease and identify genetic changes and other indicators of the condition that may allow earlier diagnosis.There is no cost for study-related tests or procedures. Travel assistance may be provided.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center is looking for individuals with severe epilepsy or individuals who have experienced persistent seizure activity that cannot be controlled with medication, to participate in this research study. The goal of this research study is to provide surgical treatment to control these types of seizures. Participation requires an inpatient stay of up to 4 weeks, plus 3 outpatient visits within 2 years after surgery.

Your healthy 8-year-old child is invited to participate in an NIH outpatient research study that examines how puberty affects brain development.

Research study #00-N-0082 aims to develop improved MRI techniques for studying brain function. Information obtained will be used to develop better imaging methods that will, in turn, permit a greater understanding of normal and abnormal brain behaviors.