Welcome to the Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Research Institute (PSHNRI).

The Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Research Institute, established in 2004, conducts research, provides research training and clinical care in the neurosciences.  Basic and clinical research, with a strong focus on translational  and transdisciplinary  brain research, brings scientists, fellows, and students together from throughout the Penn State University to investigate and treat neurological and mental disorders. Basic and clinical neuroscientists from a wide array of medical, engineering, social and behavioral science backgrounds work together to discover and advance knowledge about normal and abnormal brain function, develop new treatments for neurological and other disorders of the brain and provide evidence-based clinical care at Penn State affiliated programs.