Neuroscience Research

The Department of Neuroscience was founded in 1974 by Dominick Purpura with the goal of creating a formal academic program for enhancing collaborative research and training in the study of the nervous system. Since its inception, the department has been guided by the principle that neuroscience is not a discipline, but a way of thinking about and approaching problems of nervous system structure and function.

The Department of Neurological Surgery is committed to providing the most advanced and innovative neurosurgical care. Our research team includes lab-based researchers (also known as basic scientists), clinical-based physician researchers and postdoctoral researchers, all working together to develop new neurological surgery treatments and protocols. This unique collaboration allows our research team to create and validate lab models, in conjunction with clinical data, to bring research from the lab to the patient.

At The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, we have received notable NIH and elite foundation funded grants for the advanced study of one of the widest ranges of neurological diseases worldwide and are also spearheading numerous complementary clinical trial initiatives to further define treatments and discover new and innovative research initiatives and comprehensive programs to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure neurologic diseases. Our internationally-renowned physician-scientists and biomedical researchers continue to pave the way for novel treatments and diagnostic breakthroughs through our novel clinical, translational and basic science research portfolio. This encompasses pioneering work in neurodegenerative diseases, stroke, neuro-oncology, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, pediatric and adult epilepsy, neurogenetic disorders, migraine, headache and facial pain, sleep-wake disorders, neurotoxicology, pediatric communication disorders, neurological infectious disease, and neuropsychology, as well as additional classes of rare disorders. Our Einstein Aging Study, Division of Cognitive and Motor Aging, and Center for the Aging Brain have all been cornerstones of our aging research focus and unique clinical care models that continue to represent national and international resources for collaborative scholarship, training and breakthrough technologies that extend beyond Montefiore Einstein.