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The Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) supports social, behavioral, psychological, and economic research and training on the processes of aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias at the individual and societal levels. BSR fosters cross-disciplinary research, from genetics to cross-national comparative research, and at stages from basic through translational.
Branches & Offices
Individual Behavioral Processes Branch
The mission of the Individual Behavioral Processes (IBP) branches is to inform the future of healthy aging for all through rigorous, representative, and reproducible behavioral and psychological science on aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
Population and Social Processes Branch
The mission of Population and Social Processes (PSP) branches is to inform the future of healthy aging for all through rigorous, responsive, and representative research on processes relevant to aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) at the population level.
Office of Data Resources and Analytics (ODRA)
The division supports a range of data infrastructure projects in the United States and around the world, such as the Health and Retirement Study
Office of AD/ADRD Strategic Coordination (OASC)
Supports social and behavioral research on Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD).
BSR's Clinical Trials
Fosters innovative and scientifically rigorous clinical trials to advance behavioral, social, psychological, and economic research on aging and AD/ADRD.