Research
The majority of Behavioral Neuroscience faculty hold appointments in the Medical and Graduate Schools of Boston University as well as senior research or clinical staff positions in Psychology, Neurology or Research Services of the VA Boston Healthcare System. Research interests of additional affiliated faculty are available from the Behavioral Neuroscience office.
Please see below for principal research interests of core faculty members.
| Martin Albert, MD, PhD | Language and the aging brain; Aphasia |
| Marlene Oscar Berman, PhD | Alcoholism; Cerebral laterality |
| Raymon Durso, MD | Parkinson’s disease; Movement disorders |
| Terrance Keane, PhD | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Conan Kornetsky, PhD | Pharmacology; Reward systems of the brain |
| Mark Moss, PhD | Aging; Frontal brain systems |
| Margaret Naeser, PhD | Neuroimaging; Aphasia |
| Carole Palumbo, PhD | Neuroimaging; Aphasia; TBI; Gulf War Illness; MCI |
| Penny Prather, PhD | Developmental disorders; Attention |
| Robert Stern, PhD | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Mieke Verfaellie, PhD | Memory disorders; Cerebral laterality |
| Roberta F. White, PhD | Environmental hazards; Toxicology; Assessment |
Additional information regarding research labs associated with the Behavioral Neuroscience program:
BU School of Medicine Center for Biomedical Imaging
Boston Attention and Learning Lab
Memory & Neuroimaging Lab at Boston University School of Medicine
Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center
The Oscar-Berman Lab, Laboratory of Neuropsychology
Memory Disorders Research Center
Behavioral Science Division of the National Center for PTSD
Women’s Health Sciences Divison of the National Center for PTSD
BU’s New England Centenarian Study
BU’s Transformative Training Program in Addiction Science