Study determines brain activity is inherited; findings may inform treatment options for ADHD, autism

By Tracy Brawley November 06, 2017 Portland, Oregon

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Research by Damien Fair, Ph.D., P.A.-C. (left) and Oscar Miranda-Dominguez, Ph.D. has determined that brain activity has familial and heritable relationships. These findings may help with targeted treatment approaches for people with ADHD or autism. (OHSU)

Brain connectivity

Research by Oscar Miranda-Dominguez, Ph.D. (left) and Damien Fair, Ph.D., P.A.-C. has determined that brain activity has familial and heritable relationships. These findings may help with targeted treatment approaches for people with ADHD or autism. (OHSU)

Brain connectivity

Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D.

Damien Fair, PA-C, Ph.D. (OHSU)

Brain connectivity

VIDEO: Diversity plays key role in OHSU's Fair Lab

Diversity is a core ingredient of discovery; multiple perspectives help shape new questions and find new answers. Damien Fair, PA-C., Ph.D., principal investigator of the lab and associate professor of behavioral neuroscience in the OHSU School of Medicine, has not only assembled but activated a diverse team that brings all that they are to the lab bench to uncover the mechanisms and principles that underlie the developing brain.