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Alcohol use and neuroimaging data were obtained as part of a comprehensive assessment of post-deployment health at the VA Boston TBI Center of Excellence (TRACTS). Veterans of OEF/OIF/OND present to the VA with complex and interactive psychological and physical problems, including high rates of...

The Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) at VA Boston Healthcare invites applications for two positions as Postdoctoral Research Associate in brain imaging of Veterans. The TRACTS conducts a prospective longitudinal cohort study and has recruited over 500 Veterans from...

Aging TRACTS (ATRACTS) is a new study that seeks to learn about brain and behavioral changes in middle aged and older Veterans. We hope to better understand the impact combat exposure has on brain function and risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in individuals who have been deployed. We will examine whether...

Virtual TRACTS Moves the ten hour testing day at the VA Hospital into three online sessions from the comfort of your home. One, you will meet with a research assistant and complete a series of questionnaires to provide our psychologists with important background information about your military...

When people think of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, they think of someone getting “knocked out” or feeling “fuzzy” after getting hit in the head. Indeed, doctors use these very symptoms to diagnose a concussion. TRACTS research is challenging the idea that brain injury only...

Suicide is a significant concern for the U.S. Military and Veteran Administration, and understanding and trying to prevent suicide is a major priority. Drs. Melissa Amick and Beeta Homaifar have begun a new study through the TRACTS Center that is examining the relationship between suicidal thoughts...

We are interested in studying the effects that binge drinking, particularly at an early age of onset, has on alcohol consumption as well as brain structure and function throughout people's lives. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as consuming 5 or...

Citations Munshi M, Grande L, Hayes M, Ayres D, Suhl E, Capelson R, Lin S, Milberg W, Weinger K. Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor diabetes control in older adults. Diabetes Care 2006;29(8); 1794-9.(PMC1615865) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16873782 Harrington MB, Kraft M, Grande LJ...

Our studies have shown a number of white matter changes within the brain that are associated with various factors of alcohol abuse. This sections on this page summarize a few of our findings. If you are interested in learning more, please take a look at the relevant publications.

Our lab has a very long history devoted to the investigation of the cognitive and neurologic effects of chronic alcoholism. We are one of a small number of laboratories in the field to apply the eyeblink classical conditioning associative learning paradigm, designed originally for animal research...