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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Official program page →António R. Damásio
Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, Action Observation and Synchronization, Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Larry W. Swanson
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Stress Responses and Cortisol
D.B. Bender
Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural dynamics and brain function, Color Science and Applications, Retinal Development and Disorders, Multisensory perception and integration
Laurent Itti
Visual Attention and Saliency Detection, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Neural dynamics and brain function, Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
Richard M. Leahy
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Irving Biederman
Face Recognition and Perception, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Visual Attention and Saliency Detection, Neural dynamics and brain function, Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques
Steven J. Siegel
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Neural dynamics and brain function, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
Bart Kosko
Neural Networks and Applications, Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems, stochastic dynamics and bifurcation, Neural dynamics and brain function, Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
Theodore W. Berger
Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Memory and Neural Mechanisms, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Pat Levitt
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
L. J. Thal
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Jonathan L. Katz
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Jean C. Shih
Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Tryptophan and brain disorders
Carol A. Miller
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Russell E. Jacobs
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, MRI in cancer diagnosis, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Li I. Zhang
Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Malcolm Jones
Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies, Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Sports Performance and Training
Chloe Papadopoulos
Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication, Sex work and related issues, Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies
Ellina Sattarova
Soviet and Russian History, Political Theology and Sovereignty, Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism, Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies, Vladimir Nabokov Literary Studies
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