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As imaging becomes increasingly important to understanding the brain, related research opportunities are growing for psychologists. Among the funding organizations and agencies that support basic and applied brain-imaging research on learning disability and other aspects of learning and cognition are:
National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
Program: "Learning Disabilities: Multidisciplinary Research Centers."
Contact: Reid Lyon, (301) 496-9849.
Program: "Neuroimaging and Attention and ADHD."
Contact: Lisa Freund, (301) 435-6879.
Program: "Neuroimaging and Autism."
Contact: Marie Bristol-Power, (302) 402-1822.
National Institute of Mental Health
Program: "Behavioral Science Research."
Contact: Mary Ellen Oliveri, (301) 443-9400.
Program: "Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience Research."
Contact: Kevin J. Quinn, (301) 443-1576.
Program: "Disruptive Behavioral/ADD."
Contact: Farris Tuma, (301)-443-5944.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Program: "Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience."
Contact: Cheryl Kitt, (301) 496-9964.
Program: "Developmental & Neurodegenerative Disorders."
Contact: Giovanna Spinella, (301) 496-5821.
National Science Foundation
Program: "Human Cognition and Perception," "Cognitive Neuroscience," "Social Psychology" and "Child Learning and Development" in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
Contact: Rodney Cocking, (703) 306-1732, Steven Breckler, (703) 306-1728, Diane Scott-Jones, (703) 306-1732.
Program: "Research on Learning and Education" in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
Contact: Nora Sabelli, (703) 306-1650, or Elizabeth VanderPutten, (703) 306-1650.
Program: "Behavioral Neuroscience" in the Directorate for Biological Sciences.
Contact: Sonya Sobrian, (703) 306-1416.
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Program: "Bridging Brain, Mind and Behavior" and "McDonnell Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience."
Contact: Susan M. Fitzpatrick, (314) 721-1532.
