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Jean Gehricke’s research is revealing similarities between the two disorders and suggesting new treatment approaches

UC Irvine pediatricians, led by Child Development Center director Jim Swanson (pictured), have found that after three years children who…

Neuroscientists discover process behind brain’s high-level work

UCI researchers spotlight links and propose investigation into molecular underpinnings

Michael Lee, UCI professor of cognitive sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $81,956 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop mathematical models of brain activity to help understand behaviors in children diagnosed with ADHD and other neurobehavioral disorders. His work is part of a larger study being conducted by Vinod Menon, the director […]

ABC 7, Oct. 1, 2019UC Irvine’s middle school for students with ADHD, autism finds success The school’s curriculum is based on mounds of research from the National Institutes of Health and the University of California. … Students at UC Irvine’s Child Development Center learn more than history and science. “What the program aims to do […]

Gift endows Carol Kupers Whalen Fund, which supports students and faculty research

Alum’s apps promote autonomy for clients with disabilities

Performing the largest structural brain meta-analysis to date for schizophrenia, an international team of scientists – including a UCI psychiatric researcher – has identified structural brain abnormalities in patients with the disabling brain disorder, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment.

Catherine M. Brock, a highly regarded clinical and administrative leader in the field of autism spectrum disorders, will become executive director of The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders as of Sept. 15.