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Shrestha, Prerana
Shrestha, Prerana (Stony Brook University) Protein synthesis dynamics in learned and innate emotional behaviors
Liang, Liang
Liang, Liang (Yale University) Organization, function and development of mammalian visual circuits
Lazar, Andreea
Lazar, Andreea (Ernst Strungmann Institute) Studying dynamics and plasticity in biological and artificial recurrent neural networks.
Seethapathi, Nidhi
Seethapathi, Nidhi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Computational predictive models of human motor control and motor learning
Gervain, Judit
Gervain, Judit (University of Padua) Early speech perception and language acquisition
Ogando, Mora Belen
Ogando, Mora Belen (University of California Berkeley) Visual circuits plasticity and reconfiguration during perceptual learning, E/I microcircuits
Colins Rodriguez, Andrea
Colins Rodriguez, Andrea (University of Nottingham) Theoretical and computational motor control and neural encoding in the somatosensory system in awake behaving animals
Gauthier, Isabel
Gauthier, Isabel (Vanderbilt University) Face and object recognition, individual differences, brain imaging, perceptual expertise
Nelson, Alexandra
Nelson, Alexandra (UCSF) Cellular and circuit mechanisms of basal ganglia movement disorders
Insanally, Michele
Insanally, Michele (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine) Neural circuits for perceptual flexibility
Finn, Emily
Finn, Emily (Dartmouth College) Naturalistic paradigms to draw out individual differences in cognitive and social information processing
Varela, Carmen
Varela, Carmen (Florida Atlantic University) Cellular, network, and molecular mechanisms of learning with a focus on thalamic circuits.
Murphy, Kathryn
Murphy, Kathryn (McMaster University) Development & plasticity of the visual cortex. Molecular development of the human brain.
Engineer, Crystal
Engineer, Crystal (The University of Texas at Dallas) Understanding and improving the neural and behavioral auditory processing impairments observed in rodent models of neurodevelopmental disorders
Richardson, Hilary
Richardson, Hilary (University of Edinburgh) Cognitive neuroscience of cognitive development, emphasis on social cognitive development / theory of mind
McAllister, A. Kimberley
McAllister, A. Kimberley (UC Davis) Cellular and molecular mechanisms of synapse formation, function and plasticity in the healthy brain and in a range of diseases
Wimber, Maria
Wimber, Maria (University of Glasgow ) Neural dynamics of memory reactivation in the human brain
Kaczorowski, Catherine
Kaczorowski, Catherine (The Jackson Laboratory) Mechanisms of resilience to disease
de Hoz, Livia
de Hoz, Livia (Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin) Role of subcortico-cortical loops in statistical learning.
Carr, Catherine
Carr, Catherine (University of Maryland) Sound localization circuits in birds and other reptilia, interaural time differences detection.
Levina, Anna
Levina, Anna (University of Tübingen) Mechanisms and origins of brain computational power.
Mohsenzadeh, Yalda
Mohsenzadeh, Yalda (University of Western Ontario) Cognitive computational neuroscience of perception and memory using human neuroimaging, machine learning, and deep convolutional neural networks
Suthana, Nanthia
Suthana, Nanthia (UCLA) Neurotechnologies for neurologic and psychiatric disorders
Iordanova, Mihaela
Iordanova, Mihaela (Concordia University) Behavioural and neural mechanisms of associative learning
Oganian, Yulia
Oganian, Yulia (University of California, San Francisco) Neurophysiology of speech/language processing and bilingualism
Kiyonaga, Anastasia
Kiyonaga, Anastasia (University of California, San Diego) Cognitive neuroscience of working memory and attention, using fMRI and causal transcranial stimulation (TMS)
Holmes, Emma
Holmes, Emma (UCL) Speech and voice perception, auditory attention, and computational cognitive neuroscience
Ayash, Sarah
Ayash, Sarah (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Mainz) Mouse models of stress resilience
Pardi, M. Belen
Pardi, M. Belen (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research) Thalamo-cortical circuit mechanisms in auditory learning and memory
Holly, Elizabeth
Holly, Elizabeth (University of Pennsylvania) Effects of stress on goal-directed behavior and decision-making and underlying neural circuits/systems
Beck, Anne
Beck, Anne (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, CCM, Berlin) Neurobiological correlates of emotional, motivational and cognitive processes in psychiatric disorders
Couzin-Fuchs, Einat
Couzin-Fuchs, Einat (University of Konstanz) Sensory integration and decision making in insects
Ribic, Adema
Ribic, Adema (University of Virginia) Mechanisms of learning and activity-dependent circuit development
Schroeder, Karen
Schroeder, Karen (Columbia University) Cortical neuroprosthetics; motor control and planning
Bainbridge, Wilma
Bainbridge, Wilma (University of Chicago) Interaction of perception and memory
Kuceyeski, Amy
Kuceyeski, Amy (Weill Cornell Medicine) Structural and functional brain connectivity in health and disease
Hong, Kate
Hong, Kate (Carnegie Mellon University) Neural circuits for somatosensation and sensory-guided behavior
Alhadeff, Amber
Alhadeff, Amber (Monell Center and University of Pennsylvania) Neural control of motivated behavior, gut-brain signaling
Jovanic, Tihana
Jovanic, Tihana (Institut des Neurosciences Paris Saclay) Neural circuits underlying sensorimotor decisions and action sequences and their modulation by the context and internal state
Bauer, Anna-Katharina
Bauer, Anna-Katharina (Oxford University) Neural substrates of auditory and visual perceptual processing
El-Shamayleh, Yasmine
El-Shamayleh, Yasmine (Columbia University) Neural circuits for visual form processing in primates; optogenetics in primates
Vaidya, Vidita
Vaidya, Vidita (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) Neurocircuits regulating emotion
Locke, Shannon
Locke, Shannon (École Normale Supérieure) Intersections of perception, metacognition, and action
Griffith, Leslie
Griffith, Leslie (Brandeis University) Cellular, genetic, biochemical and physiological processes that contribute to sleep and learning in Drosophila
Tune, Sarah
Tune, Sarah (University of Lübeck) Neural basis of successful listening behavior in the aging adult
Erb, Julia
Erb, Julia (University of Lübeck) Sound representations in the auditory cortex using neuroimaging, translational neuroscience in hearing loss and aging
Cayco Gajic, N Alex
Cayco Gajic, N Alex (Ecole Normale Superieure) Modelling circuits underlying cerebellar representations of sensorimotor behaviours
Shin, Hyeyoung
Shin, Hyeyoung (University of California, Berkeley) Neocortical dynamics underlying perception
Chen, Lulu
Chen, Lulu (UC Irvine) Molecular and cellular mechanisms of synapse development and function in disorders of learning and memory.
Levine, Ariel
Levine, Ariel (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Spinal cord motor circuits and cell types
Stinear, Cathy
Stinear, Cathy (University of Auckland) Motor rehabilitation following stroke
Eissa, Tahra
Eissa, Tahra (University of Colorado Boulder) Mathematical models of decision-making
Papeo, Liuba
Papeo Liuba (CNRS) Cognitive neuroscience with focus on the neural representation of word meanings, action and object knowledge
Devineni, Anita
Devineni, Anita (Columbia University) Using the taste system of Drosophila as a model of how flexible dynamics can link sensory stimuli to behavioral responses
Sarko, Diana
Sarko, Diana (Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine) Sensory integration and plasticity, including multisensory integration in animal models with specialized somatosensory processing, as well as human perceptual studies focused on audiovisual integration deficits in individuals with autism spectrum disorders
Ramon, Meike
Ramon, Meike (University of Fribourg) Individual differences in face processing
Rajadhyaksha, Anjali
Rajadhyaksha, Anjali (Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences) Neuronal voltage-gated L-type Ca2 channel subunits role in experience-dependent plasticity
Semmelhack, Julie
Semmelhack, Julie (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Neural circuits for visual behavior
Runyan, Caroline
Runyan, Caroline (University of Pittsburgh) Contextual modulation of coding in cortical circuits, focusing on neuromodulation, inhibition, and information flow between regions.
Denison, Rachel
Denison, Rachel (New York University) Visual perception, attention, and decision making, with a focus on temporal dynamics
De Rubeis, Silvia
De Rubeis, Silvia (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders
Zachariou, Venetia
Zachariou, Venetia (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Signal transduction and epigenetic mechanisms underlying CNS disorders and their treatment
Deng, Xinyi
Deng, Xinyi (Beijing University of Techology) Statistical methods to analyze neural spiking activity
Quinlan, Elizabeth
Quinlan, Elizabeth (University of Maryland) Initiation, termination and reactivation of critical periods.
Motanis, Helen
Motanis, Helen (University of California, Los Angeles) Alterations of cortical neural dynamics in Fragile x syndrome.
Shomstein, Sarah
Shomstein, Sarah (Department of Psychology George Washington University) Psychological and neural mechanisms underlying attentional selection.
Avidan, Galia
Avidan, Galia (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) Psychological, neural and computational properties of the human visual system. Brain mechanisms and networks giving rise to perception of objects, faces and scenes.
Coulson, Elizabeth
Coulson, Elizabeth (University of Queensland) Loss of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and role of neurotrophins in the normal and pathological function of these neurons
Dugué, Laura
Dugué, Laura ( Université Paris Descartes) Mechanisms of visual attention and role of neuronal oscillations in perception and attention
Santacruz, Samantha
Santacruz, Samantha (The University of Texas at Austin) Closed-loop neuromodulation and neurotherapeutic devices for investigating and modulating behaviors related to neuropsychiatric disorders.
Nautiyal, Kate
Nautiyal, Kate (Dartmouth College) Serotonin modulation of the neural circuits underlying impulsive behavior.
Thompson-Schill, Sharon
Thompson-Schill, Sharon (University of Pennsylvania), Cognitive neuroscience, memory, executive function.
Abdeladim, Lamiae
Abdeladim, Lamiae (UC Berkeley) Advanced multiphoton imaging and photostimulation techniques. Neural basis of visual perception.
Savin, Cristina
Savin, Cristina (NYU) Circuit-level models of learning, probabilistic brain computation, machine learning for neural data analysis
Eggers, Erika
Eggers, Erika (University of Arizona) Retinal circuitry modulation in response to changing light conditions and disease
Martin, Kelsey
Martin, Kelsey (UCLA) Molecular and cell biological mechanisms underlying long-lasting memory, with a focus on changes in gene expression that mediate experience-dependent changes in neural circuitry
Quattrocolo, Giulia
Quattrocolo, Giulia (Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience – NTNU) Development of the hippocampal circuit and of the hippocampal dependent behavior
Kastanenka, Ksenia
Kastanenka, Ksenia (Harvard Medical School) Role neural activity plays in onset and development of Alzheimer’s disease
Garrido, Marta
Garrido, Marta (University of Melbourne) Brain’s circuitry underpinning the learning mechanisms that enable us to adapt to a novel environment and make predictions about future events
Baker, Christa
Baker, Christa (Princeton University) Neural mechanisms underlying acoustic communication
Kelly, Clare
Kelly, Clare (Trinity College Dublin) Vulnerability to mental health difficulties during childhood and adolescence
Hamilton, Liberty
Hamilton, Liberty (UT Austin) Neural processing of speech and natural sounds using electrocorticography; sound representations in the auditory cortex
Babu, Kavita
Babu, Kavita (Indian Institute of Science, India) Signalling role of cell adhesion molecules at the neuromuscular junction using C. elegans as the model system
Scimemi, Annalisa
Scimemi, Annalisa (SUNY Albany) Neurotransmitter transporters and synaptic function; quantitative imaging and computer modeling
Olson, Elizabeth
Olson, Elizabeth (McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School) Decision-making, reward processing, and executive functioning in trauma and stress-related disorders including PTSD
Zavitz, Elizabeth
Zavitz, Elizabeth (Monash University) How spatial and temporal context impact population codes for vision
Jafarpour, Anna
Jafarpour, Anna (University of Washington) Neural circuits for perception and memory of lifelike sequences of events using intracranial EEG and computational techniques
Caras, Melissa
Caras, Melissa (University of Maryland College Park) Neural basis of auditory plasticity and perceptual learning
Lefebvre, Julie
Lefebvre, Julie (Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)) Developmental and molecular mechanisms of neuronal diversity and wiring
Foust, Amanda
Foust, Amanda (Imperial College London) Imaging network-level neuronal activity in the mammalian brain
Striem-Amit, Ella
Striem-Amit, Ella (Georgetown University) Sensory and motor plasticity in people born blind, deaf or without hands
Edwards, Grace
Edwards, Grace (Harvard University) Predictive nature of efficient visual processing, particularly in natural viewing conditions
Schubert, Teresa
Schubert, Teresa (Harvard University) Processes forming the interface between vision and language: letter and word recognition
Swann, Nicole
Swann, Nicole (University of Oregon) Human motor system in health and disease
Esposito, Maria Soledad
Esposito, Maria Soledad (Medical Physics Department, CNEA, Argentina) Neurobiology of movement
Behnia,Rudy
Behnia,Rudy (Columbia University Zuckerman Institute) Neuronal processing underlying two key modalities of visual processing: color discrimination and motion detection
Mullen, Kathy T.
Mullen, Kathy T. (McGill University) Color vision, color and motion, color and form, cognitive development of color vision, Human fMRI
Gibb, Robbin Lynn
Gibb, Robbin Lynn (University of Lethbridge) Rodent models of experience dependent plasticity, behavior, development, and epigenetics
Metz, Gerlinde Alexandra
Metz, Gerlinde Alexandra (University of Lethbridge) The influence of experience and environment on behavior and brain plasticity
Siclari, Francesca
Siclari, Francesca (CHUV, Lausanne (Switzerland)) Sleep, dreams, consciousness, Sleep’s disorders
Tan, Kelly
Tan, Kelly (University of Basel (Switzerland)) Mechanisms underlying cellular, synaptic and circuit function in the basal ganglia that control motor actions
Fernandez, Laura
Fernandez, Laura (University of Lausanne (Switzerland)) Sensory processing during the sleep-wake cycle, brain oscillations in thalamocortical and hippocampic networks, learning and memory during sleep
Lüthi, Anita
Lüthi, Anita (University of Lausanne (Switzerland)) Exploration of thalamocortical networks, brain oscillations and rhythms, sensory processing during sleep, manipulation of sleep and wake states
Fonken, Yvonne
Fonken, Yvonne (University of Oxford) Auditory- and visual prediction and hippocampal contributions to memory-driven expectations
Cummings, Kirstie
Cummings, Kirstie (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Cortical microcircuits underlying memory storage and expression
Aits, Sonja
Aits, Sonja (Lund University) Combining artificial intelligence and biomedicine to study cell death and lysosome in neurological diseases and cancer
Alsina, Berta
Alsina, Berta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Development, cell fate and patterning of organs
Gwilliams, Laura
Gwilliams, Laura (New York University) Neural processes supporting spoken word recognition, focusing on phonological and morphological computations
Saxena, Shreya
Saxena, Shreya (Columbia University) Estimation and Control for Neural Populations; Sensorimotor Control
Aminoff, Elissa
Aminoff, Elissa (Fordham University) Neuroimaging, behavioral, and computational methods to examine high level vision in humans
deBettencourt, Megan
deBettencourt, Megan (University of Chicago) Cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory
Karmarkar, Uma
Karmarkar, Uma (UCSD) Information processing and decision-making in marketplace settings using neural and behavioral methods
Agrawal, Sweta
Agrawal, Sweta (University of Washington) Neural circuits for limb proprioception
Evans, Carys
Evans, Carys (University College London) Interventions in pathology and healthy ageing
Rangarajan, Vinitha
Rangarajan, Vinitha (UC Berkeley) Using intracranial electrophysiology to study visual perception, repetition suppression, and binocular rivalry in humans
Aw, Sherry
Aw, Sherry (Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore) Circuit and molecular mechanisms that underlie movement dysfunctions using Drosophila disease models
Prager-Khoutorsky, Masha
Prager-Khoutorsky, Masha (McGill University) Neurobiology of hypothalamic circuits controlling body fluid homeostasis
Konkle, Talia
Konkle, Talia (Harvard University) Characterize representational spaces of the mind and how they are mapped onto the surface of the brain
Overstreet-Wadiche, Linda
Overstreet-Wadiche, Linda (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Functional characteristics of neurons in the dentate gyrus
Bardet, Sylvia M
Bardet, Sylvia M (University of Limoges – CNRS) Cell biology and in vivo multiphoton microscopy and bioimaging applied to bio-electromagnetism
Muralidhar,Shruti
Moxon, Karen
Moxon, Karen (University of California Davis) Computational neuroscience, neural encoding, brain-machine interfaces
Cowell, Rosie
Cowell, Rosie (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Neural mechanisms of memory and vision; computational modelling, fMRI, behavioral studies
Sodhi, Monsheel
Sodhi, Monsheel (Loyola University Chicago) Molecular basis of psychiatric disorders that increase the risk of suicide
Cai, Denise
Cai, Denise (Mount Sinai) Cellular and circuit mechanisms for how memories change across time and experience; development of open-source tools and neurotechnology
Groen, Iris
Groen, Iris (University of Amsterdam) Visual perception in the human brain: how the brain perceives and understands real-world scenes
Veruki, Margaret
Veruki, Margaret (University of Bergen, Norway) Neural circuits and synaptic physiology in the retina
Kaltschmidt, Julia
Kaltschmidt, Julia (Stanford University) Neuronal circuitry underlying locomotion, sexual function and motility
Turner, Jill R.
Turner, Jill R. (University of Kentucky) Nicotinic receptors in brain function
Collinger, Jen
Collinger, Jen (University of Pittsburgh) Sensorimotor neuroprosthetics to restore upper limb function
Rodal, Avi
Rodal, Avi (Brandeis) Membrane trafficking and membrane organization at synapses
Vazquez, Yuriria
Vazquez, Yuriria (The Rockefeller University) Neural mechanisms supporting facial movements