brain Experts

Michael Tarr

Kavčić-Moura Professor of Cognitive and Brain ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Michael Tarr is an expert in visual perception and how the brain transforms 2D images into high-level percepts.

Jessica Winter

Professor of Biomedical, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | College of EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Biomedical expert, revolutionizing our knowledge of the relationship between nanoparticles and biology

Emily Murphy

Associate Professor of LawUC Hastings College of the Law

Professor Murphy's research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience, behavioral science, and the law.

Michael Prietula

Professor Emeritus in Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

David Creswell

ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

David Creswell’s research focuses broadly on understanding what makes people resilient under stress.

Aleix Martinez

Professor | Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringThe Ohio State University

Engineering expert, with a penchant for affective computing and computer learning

Lanny Rootenberg

Bipolar Resource Directorlannyrootenberg.com

Bipolar Resource Director

David Munn, MD

Director of the Georgia Cancer CenterAugusta University

Dr. David Munn's research is focused on activating the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.

Ken Catania

Stevenson Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Dean, Mellon College of ScienceCarnegie Mellon University

Barb Shinn-Cunningham studies auditory neuroscience and hearing loss; as dean, she speaks on how AI and collaboration advance science today.