Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg (born 31 October 1965) is a German psychiatrist and professor in the Medical Faculty Mannheim at Heidelberg University. He is also the director and CEO of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, as well as medical director of their Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.[1][2] His research includes work on the genetics of complex psychiatric disorders.[1] He has also used neuroimaging to study the neurobiological basis of mental disorders such as Williams Syndrome,[3][4] and the effects of living in urban areas on mental health and the human brain.[5][6][7]

Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
Born (1965-10-31) 31 October 1965
Bonn, West Germany
NationalityGermany
EducationRheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Justus-Liebig University
University of Hagen
Spouse(s)Bettina Burghardt
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsPsychiatric genetics
InstitutionsHeidelberg University

References
  1. "Prof. Dr. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg: UMM Universitätsmedizin Mannheim". Heidelberg University. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "Prof. Dr. med. Dipl. math. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg CV" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. Gewin, Virginia (June 2007). "Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, director, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany". Nature. 447 (7147): 1028. doi:10.1038/nj7147-1028a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 17654769.
  4. Dobbs, David (8 July 2007). "The Gregarious Brain". The New York Times Magazine. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. Baggaley, Kate (13 May 2019). "City life damages mental health in ways we're just starting to understand". Popular Science. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. Abbott, Alison (June 2011). "City living marks the brain". Nature. 474 (7352): 429. doi:10.1038/474429a. ISSN 0028-0836.
  7. Birch, Hayley (8 October 2015). "Where is the world's most stressful city?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 October 2019.


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