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 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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  • Published 10/3/2024

    Arciniega H, Baucom ZH, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, John O, Carrington H, Kim N, Knyazhanskaya EE, Jung LB, Breedlove K, Wiegand TLT, Daneshvar DH, Rushmore RJ, Billah T, Pasternak O, Coleman MJ, Adler CH, Bernick C, Balcer LJ, Alosco ML, Koerte IK, Lin AP, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Stern RA, Shenton ME, Bouix S. Brain morphometry in former American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE research project. Brain. 2024 Oct 03; 147(10):3596-3610. PMID: 38533783.

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  • Published 3/25/2024

    Kikinis Z, Castañeyra-Perdomo A, González-Mora JL, Rushmore RJ, Toppa PH, Haggerty K, Papadimitriou G, Rathi Y, Kubicki M, Kikinis R, Heller C, Yeterian E, Besteher B, Pallanti S, Makris N. Investigating the structural network underlying brain-immune interactions using combined histopathology and neuroimaging: a critical review for its relevance in acute and long COVID-19. Front Psychiatry. 2024; 15:1337888. PMID: 38590789.

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Other Positions

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

Education

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