Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

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Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
Born (1965-10-31) 31 October 1965 (age 58)
NationalityGerman
Education Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität
Justus-Liebig University
University of Hagen
SpouseBettina Burghardt
Children2
Scientific career
Fields Psychiatric genetics
Institutions Heidelberg University

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]

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References

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