Profiles in "Learning and Memory" Expertise Area

  • Smith is a behavioral neuroscientist studying learning and memory systems in both insects and mammals. His work is being applied to studies of human diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
  • Schaefer's research aims to accelerate early detection of Alzheimer's disease, and improve neurorehabilitation in older adults by studying how aging and cognitive impairment affect motor skill learning.
  • Weston is an educational psychologist by training and works at the boundaries between education, health and mental health in an effort to improve the lives of children and adolescents.
  • Benitez studies word learning, bilingualism, and cognitive development in infants, children, and adults.
  • de Belle examines how the brain wires, works and changes to support learning and memory in flies and humans.