Researchers Identify a Brain 'Switchboard' Important in Attention and Sleep (VIDEO)

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Michael Halassa, M.D., Ph.D. discusses his work with the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) and it's importance in identifying new targets for treating various psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, autism and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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