The Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology facilitates collaborations on human brain development, bringing together specialists in brain imaging, human genetics, electrophysiology and behavioral methods. The institute has an international reputation for its developmental research and for furthering individualized and biologically targeted treatments for psychiatric disorders. Institute investigators have conducted significant research on how the brains of people with autism or depression differ, which should contribute to more personalized interventions and treatments. The institute educates residents and fellows through a training program focused on child and adolescent psychiatry.
