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Below is a list of all Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience (NUIN) faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.

Beeman, Mark

Beeman, Mark

Professor of Psychology

Description of Interests

I research creative cognition and the cognitive and neural bases of how people solve problems with sudden insight. I investigate how problem solving and other cognition interacts with mood, attention ... [more]

Beutler, Lisa

Beutler, Lisa

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Description of Interests

My lab studies the neural dynamics and molecular mechanisms of nutrient-mediated gut-brain communication. Specifically, we are interested in how these processes help mediate energy homeostasis and how... [more]

Bevan, Mark

Bevan, Mark

Professor of Neuroscience

Description of Interests

Our research is focused on the basal ganglia, a group of subcortical brain nuclei critical for the motivation, selection, and execution of action sequences and the primary site of dysfunction in psych... [more]

Bonakdarpour, Borna

Bonakdarpour, Borna

Associate Professor of Neurology (Behavioral Neurology)

Description of Interests

1- Neurobiology of language impairment in aphasia and network-based interventions.2- Clinical application and investigation of efficacy of music interventions for neurologic patients.

Bozza, Thomas

Bozza, Thomas

Associate Professor of Neurobiology

Description of Interests

Mechanisms of monoallelic gene expression: Genes that impart cell type identity (such as antigen receptors) are frequently expressed from only one allele, so called monoallelic expression. In the olfa... [more]

Braga, Rodrigo

Braga, Rodrigo

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Description of Interests

Dr. Braga studies the functional organization of large-scale networks in association zones of the human brain. This research helps us to understand the mechanisms of human cognitive faculties, such as... [more]

 Brat, Daniel

Brat, Daniel

Professor and Chair of Pathology

Description of Interests

The Brat Lab investigates the glioma biology related to genetics, hypoxia, stem cells and immune response. We proposed that vaso-occlusion and intravascular thrombosis within gliomas results in tumor ... [more]

Bright, Molly

Bright, Molly

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences

Description of Interests

The Applied Neuro-Vascular Imaging Lab (ANVIL) uses advanced MRI techniques to assess the interaction of neural activity and vascular physiology in healthy brains and neurological pathology. This invo... [more]

Carvill, Gemma

Carvill, Gemma

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Description of Interests

The primary goal of our research is to use gene discovery and molecular biology approaches to identify new treatments for epilepsy. We aim to identify the genetic causes of epilepsy and use stem cell ... [more]

Chan, C. Savio

Chan, C. Savio

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Description of Interests

Our long-term research goal is to define cell and circuit elements that are involved in basal ganglia function and dysfunction. Our research aims to provide an improved framework for the development o... [more]

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