Autism Research Database - Principal Investigator Project Details

Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Common Thalamic Circuits for Sleep and Attention
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Halassa, Michael
Description Description	Michael M. Halassa, M.D., Ph.D., of New York University wants to find targeted ways to treat sleep problems in people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Inadequate sleep is detrimental to mental functioning; but medications that artificially put the brain to sleep cannot enhance mental function when sleep problems are caused by brain circuit abnormalities, as they are in schizophrenia, autism, and ADHD. To better understand and treat such disorders, Dr. Halassa will investigate brain circuits that control the flow of sensory input during both sleep and waking attention.
Funder Funder	Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	17500
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2016-2018
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 2: What is the Biology Underlying ASD?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	No URL available.
Institution Institution	New York University
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Common Thalamic Circuits for Sleep and Attention \| 35000 \| 2017 \|