Research

I have over a decade of experience in systems and cognitive neurobiology, at the following instutitions: University of California, Berkeley; Stanford School of Medicine; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown; University of California, Irvine; and University of Texas, Southwestern.

Currently, my research interests include:

Characterizing hippocampal-cortical interactions during different stages of memory processing.
Finding novel targets for noninvasive brain stimulation, in order to improve cognitive function in mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Enhancing stimulation with precisely timed cognitive remediation and psychotherapy through novel mediums, such as virtual reality.

Please see my Google Scholar profile for a complete list of publications.

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My recordings of thousands of neurons in a mouse brain while the animal is navigating a custom virtual reality environment. The activity is recorded in the retrosplenial cortex, a primary recipient of hippocampal input (Interest 1), and an early area of amyoid pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (Interest 2). Combining virtual reality to stimulate activity in such areas, highlights potential to combine therapies for maximal therapeutic benefit (Interest 3).

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