Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
RCSI is leading world-class research to help understand how our brains and the nervous system work. Our aim is to find new therapies and strategies to treat and prevent some of the most debilitating neurological and psychiatric conditions.
We are the host institution of FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases.
Our impact
Neuroscience and psychiatric research at RCSI encompasses the full spectrum of research, with an emphasis on disorders such as epilepsy and stroke, neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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Pioneering research
Building on world-leading pre-clinical and clinical research into epilepsy and motor neurone disease, RCSI leads the SFI research centre FutureNeuro. It aims to improve the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of chronic and rare neurological diseases that affect 700,000 people in Ireland and to to advance our understanding of how the brain works.
Our expertise
Testimonial
“Working with other universities, clinical sites and industry partners enables us to produce faster research outputs across a number of projects that aim to develop urgently-needed treatments to improve quality of life and outcomes.”
“Our research shows that mental health symptoms in childhood can cast a long-lasting shadow on adult life. Understanding which children are at greatest risk of poor outcomes will help to inform and improve early screening and support.”
Progressive collaborations
RCSI plays a key role in a number of national and international neurological and psychiatric research centres and collaborates with international academic institutions and industry partners.
Interested in a career in neurological and psychiatric disorder research at RCSI? View our list of available Postgraduate research projects.
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