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Description: The aim of HCNR is to rapidly apply basic neuroscience discoveries to clinical needs, with an ultimate objective of reducing the impact of neurodegenerative disease. Our scientists have helped decipher the inner workings of the neurons, how brain cells mature and age, and aspects of systems neuroscience such as vision, olfaction and memory. We have also made tremendous advances toward understanding how neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s develop. Despite this record of discovery, much more progress is needed before we will be able to prevent or cure neurodegenerative diseases. And we need to move quickly. Our strategy is based upon the principle that a well organized and focused community of like-minded investigators is the best approach to comprehensively tackling these diseases. Working with a broad spectrum of researchers, we encourage the rapid application of basic neuroscience discoveries to clinical needs, and reduce duplication by drawing researchers into a cooperative, integrated but non-bureaucratic assembly.

Posted: 03/12/07

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