Brain and Behavior

Cognitive neuroscience is the study of groups of neurons working in concert to encode higher order information or to control behavior. The cognitive issues being addressed at Utah include the nature of attention, object recognition, learning and memory. For example, researchers are studying the tuning of cells in vision and hearing; others are studying how the brain takes visual information and determines the spatial location of the animal in a complex environment; and finally, others are studying how neurotransmitters and potent neuroactive drugs alter the mental state of an individual. Work of this type is also leading to the development of somatosensory, visual and auditory prostheses.

Faculty doing cognitive neuroscience research and their departmental affiliation are:

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Jeffrey Anderson Neuroradiology Neurophysiology of distributed brain networks, brain synchrony, functional connectivity. New fMRI, diffusion tensor, and magnetoencephalography methods for diagnosing and understanding neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, autism, and Alzheimer Disease.
Alessandra Angelucci Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Structure and function of the visual cerebral cortex
Brenda L. Bass Biochemistry Determining the roles of RNA editing in the nervous system, using C. elegans as a model system
Paul Bressloff Mathematics Theoretical neuroscience
Gregory A. Clark Bioengineering Electrophysiological, cellular, and computational analyses of neuronal plasticity in simple systems (Aplysia and Hermissenda); neural information processing; bio-based neuroprostheses  
Sarah Creem-Regehr Psychology Cognitive neuroscience; visual perception; visual-motor control; spatial cognition

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Ed Dudek Physiology Mechanisms of neuronal communication under normal developmental conditions and in models of epilepsy using electrophysiological techniques in brain slices as well as in behaving animals
Frances J. Friedrich Psychology Cognitive neuropsychology; language processes and spatial attention
Robert S. Fujinami Pathology Neurovirology

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Franz Goller Biology Behavioral physiology of sound production and song learning in songbirds
Bradley Greger Bioengineering Systems level physiology & Neural prosthetics
Glen R. Hanson Pharmacology & Toxicology Interaction between neuropeptide and biogenic amine transmitter systems in the central nervous system
John M. Hoffman Radiology and Neurology Modern imaging techniques including positron emission tomography (PET), MRI, and autoradiography to understand clinically relevant brain related problems and biologic processes
Kristen A. Keefe Pharmacology & Toxicology Pharmacology of neuropsychiatric disorders
Raymond P. Kesner Psychology Neurobiological basis of learning and memory
Julie R. Korenberg Pediatrics Neurobiology of human neurodevelopmental disorders, using mouse models and mapping gene expression in primate brain

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Janet E. Lainhart Psychiatry Neurobiology of autism
Alan R. Light Anesthesiology Neurobiology of pain and fatigue enhancement caused by injury and in Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia syndromes
Gholson J. Lyon Psychiatry Genetics, pathophysiology and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, including Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, autism and mental retardation
J. Michael McIntosh Psychiatry and Biology Molecular Pharmacology of CNS receptors and ion channels
Richard A. Normann Bioengineering Information processing in the vertebrate retina; phototransduction

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Richard D. Rabbitt Bioengineering Micro-electric impedance spectroscopy of auditory and vestibular hair cells
Perry F. Renshaw Psychiatry In vivo neurochemical changes associated with mood and drug abuse disorders; natural products as novel treatments
Gary Rose Biology Information processing in the auditory and electrosensory systems
Kimberly D. Statler Pharmacology & Toxicology Clinical and translational research in traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic epilepsy, and both pathophysiology and management aspects of pediatric neurointensive care
Sharif Taha Physiology Neural control of reward-directed behaviors; role of opioid signaling in modulating food intake; impulsivity and alcohol consumption
Neil Vickers Biology Neuroethology of olfaction
Jason M. Watson Psychology Experimental investigation of reading, remembering, executive functions, and other brain-behavior relationships
John A. White Bioengineering Hippocampal neurophysiology, computational neuroscience, real-time instrumentation  
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd Psychiatry Application of MR imaging methods to understand emotional processing and cognitive changes associated with behavioral disorders
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