Diagnoses & disease targets
Information for scientists about our major brain condition targets.
Brain vascular disease (including stroke)

The multi-disciplinary study of conditions that cause brain vascular injury, such as stroke, is a major focus of CCBS research.
Functional disorders

Clinical study of disorders of nervous system function that are not caused by brain disease.
Neurodegenerative conditions

Clinical and laboratory research to study mechanisms of neurodegeneration and repair in multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, dementias and degenerative eye conditions.
Neurodevelopmental conditions & neurodiversity

We study conditions of preterm, infancy and childhood that are caused by neurodevelopmental abnormalities.
Neuro-oncology

Neuro-oncology research aims to understand the causes of brain cancer and work towards new treatments.
Prion disease

Incidence and diagnosis, cellular mechanisms and pathogenesis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion diseases.
Psychiatric disorders

The Division of Psychiatry covers many psychiatric specialties including general adult psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, developmental psychiatry and psychological medicine.
Sleep medicine

The Sleep Research Unit, aligned with the Department of Sleep Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, sees and manages all sleep disorders including narcolepsy, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders.
Synaptic biology and disease

Studying the molecular components of synaptic transmission that underlie cognition, learning and memory.