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Grey Matter Changes

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Our study on the effects of alcohol on grey matter thickness has revealed two key findings. First, the outermost layer of cortex across the entire brain was reduced in a sample of community dwelling recovered alcoholics. Second, alcohol’s effect on the brain is continuous across a wide range of...

A.L.E.R.T.

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Assessing Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Trauma This state of the art research study is designed to better understand the long-term consequences of brain injuries from blast explosions or other causes, such as a fall or motor vehicle accident. An important question that we want to answer is whether...

ACCT

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Assessment of Capacity to Consent to Treatment (ACCT) Tool The ACCT is an assessment tool for clinicians to use as one component in assessing a person’s ability to consent to medical treatment in view of four abilities: Understanding, Appreciation, Reasoning, and Expressing a Choice. A manual...

Molly C. Gibian, B.A.

Person: Research Assistant, TRACTS, GRECC, and MSRC (Military Suicide Research Consortium)

Molly was a Research Assistant, coordinating several projects for the TRACTS, GRECC, and MSRC (Military Suicide Research Consortium).

Francesca Fortenbaugh, Ph.D.

Person: Investigator, TRACTS

Leslie Nordstrom, B.S.

Person: Research Assistant, GRECC

Mark William Logue, Ph.D.

Person: Statistician, Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine

My research involves the use of computational tools to search the human genome for genetic variants influencing risk of psychiatric and neurological disorders including panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimers disease. The genetics of these traits is complex, as multiple genes...

Melissa Amick, Ph.D.

Person: Clinician and Investigator, TRACTS

Melissa Amick is a clinician and investigator within the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders.

Mary Fitzgerald

Person: Administrative Officer, TRACTS

Scott Hayes, Ph.D.

Person: Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine

Scott Hayes is the Associate Director of the Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center at VA Boston Healthcare System, a core faculty member of the BU Memory Disorders Research Center, and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Hayes graduated from Skidmore...