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Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, PhD
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga holds a Research Chair at the University of Leicester, UK. He is the director of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience and the Head of Bioengineering at the University
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Alain Berthoz, PhD
Research interests: Gaze control; equilibrium; physiology of the vestibular, oculomotor and head-neck systems; arm movement control; multisensory perception; adaptive mechanisms in sensory-motor systems; spatial memory
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Marco Iacoboni, MD, PhD
To be honest, I really don’t give a damn about the brain. I care about the human soul. However, I happen to believe that the
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Richard Staba, PhD
In 2002, Richard Staba received his Ph.D. in neurobiology from UCLA investigating the spatiotemporal properties of high frequency oscillations and single neuron firing patterns in
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Fabien Scalzo, PhD
My passion for research started in 2001 when I discovered Computer Vision as an undergrad for Prof. Sebastien Roy (University of Montreal). I later pursued withProf. Justus
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Peter Schuette, BA
With a background in the arts and, more recently, vision research, Peter is interested in applying his experience with EEG recording and stimulus programming, as
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Moran Cerf, PhD
Moran Cerf is a professor of neuroscience and business at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern university. He tudies patients undergoing
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Nanthia Suthana, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science and Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Director of the Laboratory of Neuromodulation
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Ali Titiz, PhD
Ali Titiz, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA. He completed his PhD in the laboratories of Gregory Holmes, MD,
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Florian Morman, MD, PhD
Research Interests Neurobiology of perception and memory Single-neuron activity and local field potentials from micro-electrode recordings in humans Neuronal representation of abstract concepts Brain rhythms
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Ariel Tankus, PhD
Research Fields Computer Vision Face Detection and Recognition Regions of Interest Convexity-based Detection Website
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Michael Hill, PhD
• Science Strategy Consultant at Swiss National Science Foundation • Clinical neuroscience researcher • CEO and founder of two successful startups (Labmill and Fismo) •
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Matias J. Ison, PhD
Matias J. Ison was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1977. He earned his master’s degree and his doctorate in physics from the University of
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Maya Geva Sagiv, PhD
Maya Geva Sagiv obtained a PhD in Computational Neuroscience, studying hippocampal codes for spatial memory via single cell recordings from flying bats, in the Ulanovsky
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Pawel Tacikowski, PhD
Pawel Tacikowski is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie visiting postdoctoral fellow from Karolinska Institute. His project focuses on the neural basis of self-concept and self-awareness, addressing fundamental
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Eric Behnke, BS
UCLA Brain Research Institute – Clinical Neurophysiology Project – UCLA Department of Neurosurgery – Human Stereotactic / Clinical Specialist (1986-PRESENT) Interest in Human Neurophysiology, Neuromodulation,
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Tony Fields, BS
Senior Development Engineer, Neurology For over 18 years Tony Fields has provided his expertise in electronics and innovative computer solutions to the depth electrode implantation
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Brooke Salaz, BA
Administrative Assistant UCLA Department of Neurosurgery BOX 957039, 18-225 NPI740 Westwood PlazaLos Angeles, CA 90095-7039 (310) 825-8409bsalaz@mednet.ucla.edu
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Michelle Tran, MSN
Michelle brings her previous experience working on biomarkers of early-onset Alzheimer’s along with a degree in Neuroscience to the lab. She currently manages all neuronal
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Natalie Cherry, BA
Natalie earned her Bachelors degree in Neuroscience from Boston University. Her main role is to work with electrophysiological signal recording systems conducting patient testing with
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Zahra M. Aghajan, PhD
Zahra M. Aghajan, PhD, is an Assistant Researcher in the UCLA Neurosurgery Department and former VP of Applied A.I. at Textpert. She obtained her PhD
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Davide Ciliberti, PhD
Davide Ciliberti, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher in the UCLA Neurosurgery Department. He has a Master in Biomedical Engineering (Polytechnic of Milan, Italy) and a