Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute (NPNI)

Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute (NPNI)

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NPNI physicians and scientists are committed to making scientific breakthroughs, developing them into effective tests and treatments, and quickly delivering them to patients who need them most.

The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute (NPNI) brings together world-class physicians and scientists to provide the highest caliber patient care and to conduct original, high-impact basic, translational and clinical research. This statewide collaborative effort includes: 

The NPNI is uniquely equipped to conduct research that focuses on:

  • Disorders of the developing brain, such as autism and attention deficit disorder
  • Diseases of the aging brain, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
  • Restoring function to the damaged brain, including brain-machine interfaces and deep brain stimulation

Related Services

Movement Disorders Program at Rhode Island Hospital Neurology Neurosurgery Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology at Rhode Island Hospital Pediatric Neuropsychology Stroke Services Neuropsychology Program Alzheimer's Disease & Memory Disorders Center Comprehensive Spine Center at Rhode Island Hospital Interventional Neuroradiology Pediatric Neurology

Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute (NPNI) News

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Lifespan’s Peter Snyder, PhD, to Head Statewide Committee on Neuroscience Research

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Leadership
Panel will guild partnership of Lifespan, Brown, URI, Care New England and Providence VA
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Two Receive Diversity Early Career Faculty Development Awards

Category: 
Awards & Designations
The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute has partnered with the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior to make two Diversity Early Career Faculty Development Awards . These awards are part of an effort to enhance and improve the recruitment and retention of early career faculty members from...
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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Ziya Gokaslan, MD, Named Chief of Neurosurgery at Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals

Category: 
Leadership
Considered one of the nation's top neurosurgeons, Gokaslan has developed many novel approaches for resection of pancoast tumors, spinal neoplasms and sacral tumors Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FACS, has been appointed chief of neurosurgery at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, and chairman of...
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Featured Events

Category: 
Brain & Spine, Geriatrics & Senior Services
May 31

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Related Locations: 
Rhode Island Hospital
The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute and the Alzheimer's Disease & Memory Disorders Center sponsor a monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series. May's lecture is presented by Gretchen Reynolds, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of...
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Category: 
Brain & Spine, Geriatrics & Senior Services
Jun 28

Disrupted Multisensory Integration as a Marker of Early Alzheimer's Disease

Related Locations: 
Rhode Island Hospital
The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute and the Alzheimer's Disease & Memory Disorders Center sponsor a monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series. June's lecture is presented by Elena K. Festa, PhD, Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, The Warren Alpert...
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