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The Northwestern Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is leading advancements in mental health research and increasing access to care in Chicago and the country.
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Oct 5, 2026Study Reveals Brain Cells that Drive Anxiety After Cannabinoid ExposureMouse study explores what happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious Study authors Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, (left) and Farhana Yasmin, PhD, looking at brain recordings from central amygdala neurons. For the first time, Northwestern ...
Sep 29, 2026Chen Named Director of Educator Development and Teaching ExcellenceDiane Chen, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Medical Social Sciences, has been named Feinberg’s director of educator development and teaching excellence. Diane Chen, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Beha...
Aug 25, 2026Loneliness Rewires the Brain to Drive Alcohol Consumption, Mouse Study FindsFirst-of-its-kind study shows how isolation escalates drinking in males but suppresses it in females Reesha Patel, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of General Psychiatry, and of Neuroscience. Lo...
Jun 2, 2026Alzheimer Day Highlights Research Advances and Community EngagementRobert Vassar, PhD, the Davee Professor of Alzheimer Research and professor of Neurology and director of the Mesulam Institute, welcomed attendees and emphasized the center’s commitment to scientific discovery and patient-centered care. Pho...
Oct 10, 2025Subgroups of Interneurons Regulate Learning and Fear ResponsesSachin Patel, MD, PhD, the chair and the Lizzie Gilman Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, was senior author of the study. Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into the synaptic connections of subgrou...
Sep 16, 2025Nation’s First MIRAVA Polyscope Comes to Center for Advanced MicroscopyThis story was originally published in the September 2025 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter. Feinberg investigators now have access to one of the most advanced super-resolution imaging systems in the world, thanks to the installation of...
Aug 13, 2025What Makes a SuperAger?Twenty-five years of SuperAger research show cognitive decline is not an inevitable part of aging For 25 years, scientists at Northwestern Medicine have been studying individuals aged 80 and older — dubbed “SuperAgers” — to better understan...
May 21, 2025Advancing Research and Care at Alzheimer DayRobert Vassar, PhD, the Davee Professor of Alzheimer Research and professor of Neurology and director of the Mesulam Center, gave an update on the center’s activities. Photo: Theresa Crawford Patients and families joined faculty, students a...
Aug 20, 2024Advancing Pain Medicine Through Innovative Treatments and Precision CareSteven P. Cohen, MD, an international leader in pain medicine who recently joined Feinberg’s faculty as the inaugural Edmond I. Eger Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chair of Research and Pain Medicine, is working to advance collaborati...
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Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, among them “Study Reveals Brain Cells that Drive Anxiety After Cannabinoid Exposure” (Oct 5, 2026) and “Chen Named Director of Educator Development and Teaching Excellence” (Sep 29, 2026).

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Yes, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 28, 2026.