It brings together clinical and research teams at Sunshine and Royal Melbourne Hospitals, with a dedicated brain imaging archive and analysis laboratory located at the university's Parkville campus.
The MNC was established in 2004 with the appointment of Christos Pantelis as Foundation Professor in Neuropsychiatry at The University of Melbourne.
Since that time, MNC has established its reputation as one of the most productive psychiatric research centres in Australia.
MNC has maintained a core research focus on understanding the neurobiology of psychosis and other neurodevelopment disorders (including autism spectrum disorders), following on from its seminal work identifying progressive changes at transition to a psychotic illness (Pantelis et al., Lancet, 2003).
The MNC aims to ensure that people suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders benefit from cutting-edge research that will improve management and treatment outcomes.