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  Philipp Mews

  Assistant Professor, Physiology & Biophysics

  The Mews Lab is pioneering research at the intersection of neuroepigenetics, metabolism, and neural plasticity in the adult brain, with an emphasis on substance use disorders. Our research builds on the concept that metabolic processes and the epigenome are deeply interconnected, influencing gene expression and behavior in profound ways. At the heart of our work […]
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  Heidi Meyer

  Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  Our approach leverages behavioral, systems, and molecular neuroscience techniques to examine the cognitive and neurodevelopmental underpinnings of affective regulation. Our mission is to take a multi-level approach to neuroscience, setting a solid foundation in learning theory and behavioral assays upon which to apply ever-advancing neuroscience techniques to address a critical gap in knowledge regarding the […]
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  Tara Moore

  Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Prof. Moore received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Calgary and her doctorate in Anatomy and Neurobiology from this department in 2000. She is currently a co-investigator in the Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology with Profs. Rosene and Mortazavi. This laboratory investigates the effects of aging and age-related disease on the structure and function […]
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  Mark Moss

  Professor Emeritus, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Together with Prof. Douglas Rosene, Prof. Moss is co-director for the Laboratory for Cognitive Neurobiology. His studies focus on the neurobiology of learning and memory in non-human primate models, particularly with respect to aging and age-related disease. Specific interests include (1) the interaction of the prefrontal cortices with the medial temporal lobe limbic system in […]
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  Tim O’Shea

  Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

  The central premise of our research is that we can improve treatments for various brain and spinal cord disorders by developing new bioengineered strategies that can favorably regulate glial cell functions. Across all projects we aim to achieve two key outcomes: (i) Contribute to furthering fundamental glia biology knowledge, and (ii) Developing new bioengineering solutions […]
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  Gabriel Ocker

  Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics

  I work in theoretical neuroscience, studying structure-function relations in neuronal network models. How does neural activity encode sensory information and drive behavior? How do neural circuits evolve, learn, and adapt to shape that activity? How does that connectivity shape activity, and what computations does that activity perform? My group studies models of neural circuits, often […]
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  Yannis Paschalidis

  Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  Prof. Paschalidis completed his graduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) receiving an MS (1993) and a PhD (1996) degree, both in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In September 1996 he joined Boston University where he has been ever since. He has held visiting appointments with MIT and Columbia University. His research interests […]
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  Tyler Perrachione

  Associate Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

  Prof. Perrachione is the director of the Communication Neuroscience Research Laboratory. The lab's work focuses on developmental disorders of language and reading, human voice recognition and social auditory perception, mechanisms of plasticity in the human auditory cortex, and brain bases of complex auditory processing, including speech and voice perception.
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  Siddharth Ramachandran

  Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  The Ramachandran Group studies the fundamental properties and applications of spatially structured light beams. Examples of such states of light include (a) Bessel beams that can self-heal through obstructions and are diffraction resistant for longer distances than conventional Gaussian beams; (b) beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) that enable super-resolution microscopy or rotate microscopic particles […]
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  Steve Ramirez

  Associate Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  The mission of my lab is twofold: to reveal the neural circuit mechanisms of memory storage and retrieval, and to artificially modulate memories to combat maladaptive states. We will do so in a multi-disciplinary fashion by combining virus engineering strategies, immunohistochemistry and physiology, optogenetics and functional imaging of targeted populations in vivo, and a battery […]
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  Robert Reinhart

  Associate Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  Research in my laboratory seeks to understand (i) the nature of visual perception and cognition (e.g., attention, working memory, executive control, learning) in the healthy adult brain, (ii) how these processes breakdown in aging and neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, and (iii) how we can leverage insights from basic and clinical science to develop novel […]
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  Kathleen Rockland

  Research Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Dr. Rockland received her doctorate at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (1979), working on feedforward and feedback cortical connections with Dr. Deepak Pandya. She completed postdoctoral studies on patchy horizontal intrinsic collaterals with Jennifer Lund at the Medical University of South Carolina, and began an independent laboratory in 1983 at the E.K. Shriver Center […]
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  Douglas Rosene

  Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Prof. Rosene is recognized as one of the world’s experts on the anatomy of the temporal lobe limbic system and has published extensively in this area. He is also recognized for his work in the neurobiology of cognitive aging and was Program Director for 15 years of a long-standing NIH Program Project studying the neural […]
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  Jean-Pierre Roussarie

  Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  The Roussarie lab is interested in deciphering the molecular events leading to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. Like most neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s affects only very specific sets of neurons in its earliest stages. These neurons are located in the entorhinal cortex, a brain region indispensable for new memory formation. Dr. Roussarie thinks that understanding the particularities […]
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  Shelley Russek

  Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

  The Russek Laboratory's chief interests surround a desire to understand how the dynamic regulation of neurotransmitter receptors in the brain shapes the development of the nervous system and how the re-establishment of developmental processes in the adult brain can precipitate neurologic and neuropsychiatric diseases. The identification of gene families with multiple genes that code for […]
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  Valentina Sabino

  Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

  Prof. Sabino is co-director of the Laboratory of Addictive Disorders, and is currently researching the neurobiology of addiction and stress-related disorders and studies on addiction, aiming to understand the neurobiological substrates of alcohol abuse and dependence by exploring the role of neurochemical systems in excessive alcohol drinking. Prof. Sabino is working toward the development of […]
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  Karin Schon

  Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Prof. Schon’s research interests currently focus on investigating the role of aerobic exercise as a modulator of cognitive function and brain health in aging and Alzheimer’s disease in humans. She uses functional and structural MRI, behavioral and exercise physiology methods, and biomarker assays. Additional research topics include: Cognitive neuroimaging of human memory, brain plasticity, medial […]
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  Ben Scott

  Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  My research interest is to develop and apply new technologies to study the neural basis of cognition and complex learned behavior. My approach involves a combination of two fields. The first is biomedical engineering, particularly the development of novel optical imaging and genetic methods to observe and perturb the activity of neurons in their native […]
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  Kamal Sen

  Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

  How do neurons in the brain encode complex natural sounds? What are the neural substrates of selectivity for and discrimination of different categories of natural sounds? Are these substrates innate or shaped by learning? Our laboratory investigates these questions with a focus on auditory cortex. Electrophysiological techniques are used to record neural responses from hierarchical […]
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  Jean-Jacques Soghomonian

  Associate Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Prof. Soghomonian directs the Laboratory for the Cellular Biology of the Basal Ganglia. The laboratory currently focuses on neurotransmitter imbalances in the basal ganglia and their contribution to movement, learning, and cognitive disorders. The laboratory uses a combination of anatomical, neurochemical and molecular biology techniques.
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  David Somers

  Professor & Chair, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  My research employs functional MRI, psychophysics, and computational modeling to investigate the mechanisms underlying visual perception and cognition. My laboratory performs experiments to identify the human brain circuitry which support different visual tasks, and to study how different cognitive factors such as attention modulate these circuits. Modeling work investigates the computational mechanisms at work in […]
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  Matthias Stangl

  Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

  Research in my lab focuses on how the human brain supports critical cognitive and behavioral functions in our everyday life, such as spatial navigation and memory, and on the neural mechanisms that underlie age-related impairments in these functions. From a methodological perspective, we employ novel neurotechnologies and advanced methodologies such as deep brain recordings in […]
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  Emily Stephen

  Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics

  As a member of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, I work on statistical modeling and analysis of neural recordings across spatial scales. Propagation of electrical and magnetic fields in the brain depends on both static anatomical features and state-dependent dynamical features like coherence, neuromodulation, and active pathways. My work involves constructing models that use […]
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  Chantal Stern

  Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  Research in my laboratory focuses on mapping the human brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Our primary goal is to study out how the normal brain encodes, stores, and subsequently recognizes visual, spatial, and verbal information. In addition to studies of normal short-term and long-term memory processes, we use behavioral testing and fMRI to […]
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  Robert Stern

  Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology

  A major focus of Prof. Robert Stern's research involves the long-term effects of repetitive brain trauma in athletes, including the neurodegenerative disease, CTE.  He has funding from NIH and the Department of Defense for his work on developing methods of detecting and diagnosing CTE during life, as well as examining potential genetic and other risk […]
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  Helen Tager-Flusberg

  Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  The overall aims of the research conducted in our center address questions about the phenotypic characteristics of the language, communication, and associated social-cognitive deficits in autism (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. We have three ongoing lines of research: 1) investigating the early behavioral and brain developmental trajectories in infants at risk for autism (in collaboration […]
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  Amanda Tarullo

  Associate Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  My research focuses on the effects of early experiences on the neural and behavioral development of infants and young children. In particular, I examine the ways in which early life stress shapes the developing brain as well as the neurodevelopmental mechanisms that link early life stress to child outcomes. Using electroencephalogram (EEG) measures, I identify […]
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  Tuan Leng Tay

  Assistant Professor, Biology

  How do the different types of glial cells, such as astrocytes and microglia, support the healthy development of the brain? They are important in the maintenance and (immune) protection of our nervous system. In disease and injury, glial cells alter themselves in response to a disrupted steady state, potentially to restore health to their neuronal […]
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  Julia TCW

  Assistant Professor, Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

  Prof. TCW is interested in understanding Alzheimer’s disease. Her research is focused on a mutant form of Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. These studies will provide an opportunity to evaluate the APOE genetic contribution to neurodegeneration associated with the disease by using brain cells derived from human induced pluripotent […]
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  Roberto Tron

  Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

  Prof. Tron previously served as a post-doctoral researcher with the GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests lie at the intersection of automatic control, robotics, and computer vision, with a particular emphasis on applications of Riemannian geometry and on distributed problems involving teams of multiple agents. Tron received his Ph.D. from John […]
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  Lucia Vaina

  Professor, Biomedical Engineering

  Dr. Vaina’s main areas of current interest involve: (a) models of visual motion analysis in the human brain based on computational, psychophysical, structural and functional-neuroanatomical methods; (b) functional plasticity-learning and neurocovery: physchophysics, functional neuroimaging and neuronal network models; (c) Functional MRI of the human visual system. Her research interests include: computational visual neuroscience: neuronal mechanisms […]
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  Michael Wallace

  Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  The Wallace lab studies how specific circuits within the basal ganglia (BG) guide motivated behaviors, control goal-directed motor actions, and how these circuits are affected in disease. The lab has expertise in electrophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, in vivo optogenetics, computer programming, and in behavioral and imaging techniques. We apply these techniques and knowledge of BG […]
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  John White

  Professor & Chair, Biomedical Engineering

  Prof. White’s laboratory uses engineering approaches to understand how information is processed in the brain, with the goal of exploiting these findings to improve the human condition. Ongoing and future research questions include the following: Why is coherent electrical activity of the cortex necessary for mental processes like learning and memory? What factors control this […]
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  Benjamin Wolozin

  Professor, Pharmacology & Neurology

  The goal of our research is to understand the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases, and then to use this understanding to develop novel interventions for disease. Much of our research focuses on the central concept of regulated protein aggregation. Protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases is classically thought to occur as an unwanted byproduct of protein misfolding. […]
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  Arash Yazdanbakhsh

  Research Assistant Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences

  Dr. Yazdanbakhsh's research focuses on topics in human vision and its modeling, human electrophysiology, and psychophysics. Some specific projects include a new cortical model to approach the problem of figure-ground segregation and border-ownership, motion integration by multiscale sampling, and the spatio-temporal dynamics of neural receptive fields.
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  Meg Younger

  Assistant Professor, Biology

  Meg earned a BS in neural science with honors in 2004 from New York University. As an undergraduate, she worked with Justin Blau at NYU on circadian rhythms in Drosophila and with David Spray at Albert Einstein College of Medicine on mammalian gap junction channels. She went on to earn a PhD in neuroscience from […]
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  Venetia Zachariou

  Professor and Edward Avedisian Chair of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics

  Our research focuses on signal transduction and epigenetic mechanisms underlying CNS disorders and their treatment. We use advanced genetic mouse models, viral mediated gene transfer and multidisciplinary approaches to understand the network and cell type-specific mechanisms of chronic pain, addiction, stress, and depression. Current projects investigate the mechanism by which signal transduction complexes modulate drug […]
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  Ella Zeldich

  Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology

  Our lab is focusing on studying the cellular and molecular machinery mediating the connection between Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. We are utilizing 2D and 3D cellular models derived from human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to investigate molecular mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration and demyelination in Alzheimer’s disease, ischemic stroke, and aging. Using iPS cells, […]
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  Basilis Zikopoulos

  Associate Professor, Health Sciences

  Our research focuses on the study of the organization and dynamics of cortical brain circuits, and their disruption in disease. We use experimental and theoretical (computational) approaches to study molecular, synaptic, cellular interactions and interareal network connectivity, as the basis of cognitive and emotional processing for flexible attention and goal-oriented behavior.
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  Jennifer Zuk

  Assistant Professor, Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

  Jennifer Zuk studies factors in early childhood that shape the trajectory of speech, language, and reading acquisition, with the aim to facilitate positive outcomes for children susceptible to neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research employs behavioral and neuroimaging tools with children from infancy through school age to study associations between the brain and speech, language, and reading […]