Richard J. Rushmore, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Current research 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. Further research is directed at understanding the capacity of the brain to undergo adaptive or maladaptive change following injury or reversible deactivation of cerebral cortical areas.

Publications

  • Published 8/1/2025

    Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Lan Z, Zekelman L, Rushmore RJ, Chen Y, Xue T, Cetin-Karayumak S, Pieper S, Tie Y, Yeterian E, Golby AJ, Makris N, Zhang F, Rathi Y, O'Donnell LJ. The superficial white matter in language processing: Broca's area connections are bilaterally associated with individual performance in children and adults. bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 01. PMID: 40766497.

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  • Published 6/19/2025

    Wang S, Zhang F, Zeng Q, Hong H, Zhang Y, Xie L, Lin M, Jiaerken Y, Yu X, Zhang R, Luo X, Li K, Xu X, Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Lin B, Rushmore J, Wang C, Rathi Y, Makris N, Huang P, Zhang M, Sun J, O'Donnell L. Association of Superficial White Matter Microstructure With Cortical Pathology Deposition Across Early Stages of the AD Continuum. Neurology. 2025 Jul 22; 105(2):e213666. PMID: 40537069.

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  • Published 5/30/2025

    Borra E, Jones DK, Parent M, Petit L, Rockland KS, Rushmore RJ, Szczupak D. Brain connectivity: complex, not chaotic. Brain Struct Funct. 2025 May 30; 230(5):77. PMID: 40445394.

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  • Published 5/16/2025

    Rios A, Alier A, Aneja M, Nimeri F, Lavery K, Fisher J, Wiyathunge R, Kubicki M, Yeterian E, Bouix S, Makris N, Arciniega H, Rushmore RJ. High-resolution segmentation of the cavum septum pellucidum in young adult human brains. Front Neuroanat. 2025; 19:1566762. PMID: 40464003.

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  • Published 4/29/2025

    Rushmore RJ. Rudolf Nieuwenhuys and the meaning of it all. Brain Struct Funct. 2025 Apr 29; 230(4):60. PMID: 40299072.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Boston University School of Public Health, PhD
  • Trinity College, BS

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