Health | News & Politics I’m a Neuroscientist Who Studies Mental Illness. Here’s What Happened When I Lost My Own Mind. I've studied mental illness my entire career. Yet when I began my descent into the very same sort of madness that I'd researched, I had no idea what was happening. This is the story of my journey into insanity—and back. Maryland, Bethesda, Georgetown University, Mental Health | Apr 8, 2018