Dementia

Yi Gu

Research TopicsOur research is focused on the neural basis of spatial navigation and memory, with the ultimate goal to uncover the fundamental principle of spat…

Yoke Peng Loh

Research TopicsNeurosecretory Protein Biosynthesis, Trafficking and Function in Neurological DiseasesWe study the cell biology of endocrine and neuroendocrine c…

Tianyi Huang

Research TopicsThe Sleep Health and Aging-Related Phenotypes (SHARP) Unit is dedicated to investigating how sleep and circadian rhythms influence physical, ment…

Sonja W. Scholz

Research TopicsAdvances in genomic technologies have provided us with unprecedented capabilities to explore heritable factors involved in the development of neu…

Richard G. Spencer

Research TopicsThe Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Section (MRISS) performs biophysical and physiological studies of human subjects, experimental an…

Rebecca F. Gottesman

Research TopicsVascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): Dr. Gottesman studies modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and demen…

Mustapha Bouhrara

Research TopicsThe MRPAD Unit performs clinical and translational biophysical and physiological studies of the human central nervous system (CNS) to advance kno…

Lorna Role

Research TopicsDr. Role’s research focuses on the brain’s cholinergic system over the lifespan. Cholinergic signaling—which is essential for attention, cognitiv…

Lenore Joy Launer

Research TopicsStudies in the Neuroepidemiology Section focus on understanding the contribution of genetic, inflammatory, metabolic, vascular, and hormonal fact…

Lawrence Brody

Research TopicsDr. Lawrence Brody studies the inherited components of human disease. He is interested in studying genetic mutations that lead to perturbations i…