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Eric Yttri

Associate Professor

Eric Yttri's research goal is to establish how neural circuits lead to these action selection decisions.

Complex Motor ControlCognitive Brain FunctionNeuroscienceMotor CoordinationNeural Circuits
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David Creswell

Professor

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

Social PsychologyHealth NeuroscienceNeuroscienceHealth PsychologyPsychoneuroimmunology
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Aryn Gittis

Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguished Professor of Life Sciences

Aryn Gittis studies neural circuits in a multifunctional brain region that plays a role in the regulation of movement, learning, and reward.

Movement DisordersOptogeneticsNeuroscienceElectrophysiologyNeural Circuits
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Barbara Shinn-Cunningham

Dean, Mellon College of Science

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

Spatial HearingRole of AI in ScienceEveryday CommunicationCocktail Party EffectHearing Impairment
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Kate Hong

Associate Professor

Kate Hong's research is in understanding the organization and function of neural circuits that underlie sensory-guided behaviors.

Behavioral MethodsCharacterization of Neural CircuitsComputational, Mathematical & Statistical MethodsDiseases & DisordersPhysiological & Anatomical Methods
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Ken Hovis

Associate Teaching Professor, Mellon College of Science; Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives

Coordinates student success efforts across the college, plans college-wide student events, and help to advise incoming first-year students.

Higher EducationBiochemistryScience EducationBiological SciencesNeuroscience
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Laurie Heller

Teaching Professor of Psychology

Laurie Heller's research helps us understand how humans naturally make sense of sound and can improve technologies that rely on sound.

PerceptionCognitive NeuroscienceCognitive Science
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Linda Moya

Distinguished Service Professor

Emotion in Decision MakingDecision MakingCognitive Neuroscience
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Eni Halilaj

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Eni Halilaj seeks to understand and optimize human movement mechanics.

Musculoskeletal BiomechanicsWearable SensingArtificial IntelligenceComputer VisionMedical Imaging
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Douglas Weber

Akhtar and Bhutta Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience Institute

Douglas Weber is interested in understanding the role of sensory feedback in supporting a range of functions.

Brain Computer InterfacesNeuroscienceBiomechanicsNeural EngineeringSensorimotor systems