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Our behavioral neurologists specialize in rare and atypical neurocognitive disorders. To learn more about our services, please call
.UCLA Neurobehavior Clinic Team
Our behavioral neurologists lead one of the few centers in the nation that focuses on early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. We research, diagnose and treat a full range of rare and atypical neurocognitive disorders.
Director

Mario F. Mendez, MD, PhD
UCLA Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry
Dr. Mario Mendez is a globally-recognized expert on early-onset behavioral and cognitive disorders, especially young/early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and the frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) syndromes.
- Megan Laffey, PhD- Neuropsychologist
- Elvira Jimenez, MPH- Senior Staff Research Associate
- Lorena Monserrat, PhD - Neuropsychologist
- Diana Chavez, B.A. - Research Associate
- Adam J. Darby, MD
Fellow in Behavioral Neurology - Drew R. Carr, PhD
Research Fellow in Geriatrics - Daniel Okobi, MD, PhD
Fellow - Imaad Nasir, MD
Fellow