The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) is a U.S. Department of Defense research center based out of Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California.

The center now occupies 22 former barracks buildings that have been converted into research labs on the base.

The center was originally formed in 1959 as the U.S. Navy Medical Neuropsychiatric Research Unit.

[1] The NHRC undertakes research into a number of areas to increase the performance of armed forces personnel from looking at diet,[2] sleep, environment and various other physiological factors.

The center has virtual reality suites to simulate combat environments.