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Neuroscience

Biological disciplines focused on the human brain and body’s neural circuits.

Neuroscience Researchers

Amosy M'Koma, MD, MS, PhD

Associate Professor
School of Medicine

(615) 327-6796
amkoma@mmc.edu

Amos Sakwe, PhD, MSCI

Associate Professor
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Center for Women's Health Research

(615) 327-6064
asakwe@mmc.edu

Clivel Charlton, PhD

Director, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience & Professor
School of Medicine
Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6971
ccharlton@mmc.edu

Chandravanu Dash, PhD, MSc

Executive Director Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology
School of Medicine
Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience

(615) 327-6996
cdash@mmc.edu

Subodh Nag, PhD

Assistant Professor
School of Medicine

(615) 327-6926
snag@mmc.edu

Neuroscience Publications

Open-label, randomized, parallel-group controlled clinical trial of massage for treatment of depression in HIV-infected subjects.
Russell E Poland, Lev Gertsik, Joya T Favreau, Shawnee I Smith, James M Mirocha, Uma Rao, Eric S Daar

Developmental risk I: depression and the developing brain.
John M Weir, Arthurine Zakama, Uma Rao

Cannabinoid receptor genes.
E S Onaivi, A Chakrabarti, G Chaudhuri

Chronic intrastriatal L-pyroglutamate: neuropathology and neuron sparing like Huntington's disease.
G K Rieke, J Smith, O B Idusuyi, J Semenya, R Howard, S Williams

Alcohol: the lubricant to suicidality.
Shahid Ali, Milankumar Nathani, Shahgufta Jabeen, Ijlal Yazdani, Charles D Mouton, Rahn K Bailey, Mona Mahr, Rebecca J Pate, Wayne J Riley