Rewind: Leading Neuroscience Research to Inform Mental Health Treatment with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD

03/11/2025 18 min
Rewind: Leading Neuroscience Research to Inform Mental Health Treatment with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD

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Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, is the chair and Lizzie Gilman Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Feinberg and diretor of the Stephen M. Stahl Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience. In this episode, he talks about the current mental health crisis in this country, his research and vision for the department. Since this episode was originally released, Patel has published findings in the journal, Cell Reports, which uncovered new insights into the synaptic connections of subgroups of interneurons. These findings may improve the understanding of fear responses and could inform new targeted therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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