Dissertation Defenses

May 14, 2026
Jasmine Hect, PhD Dissertation Defense

Acoustic structure organizes neural representations across the human auditory ventral stream

April 30, 2026
Constanza Daniela Bassi, PhD Dissertation Defense

Flexible filtering of sensory information in posterior parietal cortex

April 29, 2026
Shruthi Venkatesh, PhD Dissertation Defense

Generating robust real-world evidence for advancing discovery in Alzheimer's Disease

April 28, 2026
Yi-Chun Shih, PhD Dissertation Defense

Disrupted early postnatal development of anterior cingulate cortical circuits in a mouse model of autism

April 09, 2026
Yvette Afriyie-Agyemang, PhD Dissertation Defense

Neural risk markers of depression and mania: Discovery and replication

March 03, 2026
Grace Geyu Liu, PhD Dissertation Defense

Examining the Anterolateral Motor Cortex During Naturalistic and Learned Sequences

December 05, 2025
Britt Chamberlain, PhD Dissertation Defense

Learning to avoid: Dynamic contributions of the medial orbitofrontal cortex to active avoidance and implications for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

November 25, 2025
Kathryn Erin Friason, PhD Dissertation Defense

Inhibitory Synaptic Plasticity and Ensemble Formation in Piriform Cortex

November 24, 2025
Talia Adi, PhD Dissertation Defense

Migraine Neuroimmunity: Neuropeptide Signaling, Immune Cell Dynamics, and Therapeutic Implications

October 30, 2025
Fernanda Juarez Anaya PhD Dissertation Defense

Tacr1 neurons as cortical mediators of neurovascular coupling and network synchronization

October 23, 2025
Amar Ojha PhD Dissertation Defense

Mesocorticolimbic Neurodevelopment and Maturation of Adolescent Affective and Cognitive Control

September 23, 2025
Sam Snyder, PhD Dissertation Defense and Final Examination

Volition can alter interactions between cortical areas.