R. J. Rushmore III, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: 617-638-4188
Fax: 617-638-4355
Email: rushmore@bu.edu
Location: W-702, BUSM

Dr. Rushmore received his Ph.D. from Boston University. He studies the unique contributions of cerebral and subcortical brain regions to functional activity in connected brain structures, and the link between neural activity in discrete cortical regions and specific behaviors. He is also interested in the capacity of the brain to undergo adaptive or maladaptive change following injury or reversible deactivation of cerebral cortical areas.

Dr. Rushmore teaches in the Microscopic Anatomy Course.

Recent Publications

Payne, B.R. and Rushmore, R.J. Functional circuitry underlying natural and interventional cancellation of visual neglect. Exp. Brain Res., 2004, 154:127-53.

Payne, B.R. and Rushmore, R.J. Animal models of cerebral neglect and its cancellation. Neuroscientist, 2003, 9:446-54.

Rushmore RJ, Valero-Cabre A, Lomber SG, Hilgetag CC and Payne BR. (2006) Functional circuitry underlying neglect and its reversal. Brain 129:1803-1821.

Rushmore RJ, Payne BR, Lomber SG. (2005) Functional impact of primary visual cortex deactivation on subcortical target structures in the thalamus and midbrain. Journal of Comparative Neurology 488:414-426.