Behavioral and Neural Sciences 112 (GS-N)
Behavioral and Neural Sciences 112
The Behavioral and Neural Sciences program follows the same curriculum as Neuroscience 720.
Neuroscience 720
Degree Program Offered: Doctor of Philosophy
Director of Graduate Program: Ravi Mill, Room 212, Aidekman Research Center (973-353-3380) - rdm146@newark.rutgers.edu
Unit Co-Directors:
Bart Krekelberg (bart@rutgers.edu), Room 220, Aidekman Research Center (973-353-3602)
Denis Pare (pare@rutgers.edu), Room 204, Aidekman Research Center (973-943-9225)
Website: Here
Members of the Graduate Faculty
Distinguished Professors:
Barry R. Komisaruk, Psychology; Ph.D., Rutgers
Neurophysiological study of pain and neuropharmacological suppression mechanisms; reproductive behavior in mammals
Denis Paré, CMBN; Ph.D., Quebec
Neurophysiology of emotions and memory
James M. Tepper, CMBN; Ph.D., Colorado
Anatomy and physiology of basal ganglia and dopaminergic systems
Laszlo Zaborszky, CMBN; M.D., Ph.D., Semmelweis (Hungary)
Basal forebrain anatomy with special reference to transmitter interactions and pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disorders
Professors:
April A. Benasich, CMBN; Ph.D., New York
Developmental neuropsychology; language development and disorders, including familial genetic contributions to developmental trajectories; perceptual-cognitive abilities (habituation, recognition memory, auditory temporal processing) and language development in infants at risk for developmental delays; public policy focus on early intervention programs
Mauricio Delgado, Psychology; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Neural mechanisms of reward learning and decision making; social and affective neuroscience
Wilma Friedman, Biology; Ph.D., Rockefeller
Neurotrophic factors in development and disease
Mark A. Gluck, CMBN; Ph.D., Stanford
Theories of human learning and memory; the neurobiology of learning and memory; computational neuroscience; adaptive neural networks and their applications; animal learning theory
Stephen J. Hanson, Psychology; Ph.D., Arizona State
Cognitive sciences; connectionist models; concepts and categorization
Haesun Kim, Biology; Ph.D., Cincinnati
Cellular and molecular biology of myelinating glial cells
Bart Krekelberg, CMBN; Ph.D., London
Neurophysiology; functional imaging; psychophysics; computational neuroscience; eye movements and perception; adaptation; noninvasive brain stimulation; multiple sclerosis
Associate Professors:
Travis E. Baker, CMBN; Ph.D., Victoria (Canada)
Clinical and cognitive neuroscience; neural and cognitive mechanisms of goal-directed behavior and memory and their disruption in clinical populations
Michael Cole, CMBN; Ph.D., Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon
Network mechanisms of flexible cognitive control
William Graves, Psychology; Ph.D., Iowa
Cognitive neuroscience; language
Juan Mena-Segovia, CMBN; M.D., Ph.D., National University of Mexico
Principles of operation of subcortical networks and their interaction with neuromodulatory systems
Pierre-Olivier Polack, CMBN; D.V.M., Ph.D., France
Cellular and network mechanisms of attention and sensory perception
Tracy Tran, Biology; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)
Molecular mechanisms governing nervous system patterning
Elizabeth Tricomi, Psychology; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Influences of affective information on cognitive processing
Assistant Professors:
Drew B. Headley, CMBN; Ph.D., UC Irvine
Oscillations and population codes in cortical circuits; motor control and effort-based decision making; extracellular recording, slice electrophysiology, and biophysical modeling.
Elizabeth N. Holly, CMBN; PhD, Tufts
Systems Neuroscience; behavioral neuroscience; neurobiology of stress; neural circuitry of goal-directed and decision-making behavior; basal ganglia and dopamine systems.
Tibor Koos, CMBN; PhD, Rutgers
Optogenetic studies of striatal function
Vincent B. McGinty, CMBN; Ph.D., Pittsburgh
Systems and cognitive neuroscience; neuroeconomics; behavioral electrophysiology
Miriam Rosenberg-Lee, Psychology; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
Cognitive and neural processes in developing mathematical ability in humans
Michael Shiflett, Psychology; Ph.D., Cornell
Neuroscience of adaptive behavior
Professor Emeriti:
Ian Creese, CMBN; Ph.D., Cambridge
Neuropsychopharmacology; dopamine receptors and the roll of antipsychotic drugs play in receptor changed, specifically looking at schizophrenia and Parkinson's
Joan I. Morrell, CMBN; Ph.D., Rochester
Neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinology, especially in relation to central nervous mechanisms regulating reproductive behavior in mammals
Paula Tallal, CMBN; Ph.D., Cambridge
Cognitive neuroscience; experimental psychology; developmental neuropsycology; language development and disorders; speech synthesis and perception; learning disabilities and information processing