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Carlos Cardenas

46-4037A

(617) 324-7195

cardenas@mit.edu

 

Stephanie Del Tufo

46-4037B

(617)324-7196

sdeltufo@mit.edu

 

Stephanie graduated from Smith College in 2008 with a degree in Neuroscience. She is interested in the principles of brain organization through developmental cognitive neuroscience. Currently, Stephanie is working on dyslexia studies. She is also an avid swimmer, runner and surfer.

 

 

Nupur Lala

46-5107

(617) 324-3722

nlala@mit.edu

 

Nupur graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007 with a degree in Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science. Her previous and current research interests include learning and memory formation, developmental disorders and language processing.

 

John Lymberis

46-4037B

(617)324-7196

lymberis@mit.edu

 

John graduated from Boston University in 2008 with a B.A. in History and Psychology and completed his senior distinction research on visual short-term memory and visuospatial attention. He is currently working on dyslexia studies with Ioulia and Joanna. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing soccer and rock climbing."

Rebecca Martin

46-4037

(617)258-2898

rmart@mit.edu

 

Rebecca Martin received an M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education in Mind, Brain, and Education in 2009, an M.A. in Teaching from UC Santa Cruz in 2006, and a B.A. in History from New York University in 2003.  A former teacher at Berkeley High School, Rebecca is interested in topics related to the intersection of neuroscience and education including motivation, sustained attention, memory retention, and cognitive development.  She is also interested in the interaction of affective and cognitive circuitry in the brain, particularly in paralimbic regions like the anterior cingulate, orbitofrontal and anterior insular cortices.  

Thomas Meagher

46-5107

(617) 324-3722

tmeagher@mit.edu

 

Tom graduated from UC Berkeley in 2008 with a B.A. in Cognitive Science and focused on computational models of cognition.  He is currently working on autism studies with Joe Moran.  In his spare time, he enjoys backpacking, snowboarding and reading.

Elizabeth Norton

46-5107

(617) 324-4355

esn@mit.edu

 

 

 Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at Tufts University, interested in using
neuroimaging to understand the development of phonological and orthographic skills in young readers. She is collaborating on studies of reading and dyslexia with the Gabrieli Lab and Dr. Maryanne Wolf at Tufts. Elizabeth
graduated from Dartmouth College in 2005, and enjoys cooking, children's
literature, and concerts.

 

 

Daniel O’Young

46-5107

(617) 324-3722

droyoung@mit.edu

 

Daniel was born and raised in the great city of Chicago, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 2005.  After college, he worked at the Chicago Autism Academy, where he taught children with autism and other developmental disabilities.  Currently, he is assisting in the research of Jasmin Cloutier, Joe Moran, and Elizabeth Redcay.  His research interests lie in the exploration of the physiological mechanisms that underlie the symptoms of autism.  Dan also enjoys watching movies, playing soccer, and eating bacon.  And although he loves Boston, he still knows that the White Sox are the Best Sox!

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Kiersten Pollard

46-5107

(617) 324-3722

pollardk@mit.edu

Gretchen Reynolds

46-4037

(617) 324-6515

gor@mit.edu

 

Gretchen graduated from Dartmouth College in 2007 with a degree in Psychological and Brain Sciences. She's interested in cognitive and emotional processing, developmental and affective disorders, language development, and the Red Sox (!).

Sonny Sabhlok

46-4037

(617)324-6155

sabhlok@mit.edu

 

Sonny graduated from UC Berkeley in 2008 with a degree in Neurobiology where he researched the effects of aging on reasoning ability. He is interested in various psychological disorders including autism, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. He also considers himself an seasoned traveler and extreme adventurist. 

Michael Waskom

46-4037

(617)715-4228

mwaskom@mit.edu

Mike graduated from Amherst College, where he studied Neuroscience and Philosophy.  At Amherst, his research focused on the ethical and legal implications of our emerging understanding of the brain.  Mike's academic interests range between decision-making, executive control, and affective processing.  At BCS, he is assisting in a project that studies how these abilities go awry in depression and other disorders.  Outside of work, Mike enjoys cooking, watching movies, and playing guitar. 

Nina Wickens

46-4037

(617) 328-5116

nwickens@mit.edu

 

Nina did her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan's Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science program where she researched lexical activation in second language acquisition. After graduating, she spent a year working in a music cognition lab at Harvard University. Curiosity about the nature of limbic system contribution to learning and decision-making brings her to MIT where she is working on a neuroeconomics project.