Neuroscience / Cognitive Science

Darko Odic, PhD

Darko Odic, PhD

Assistant Professor

Cognitive development, language acquisition, mathematics, perception of time and space, psychophysics, visual cognition, preschoolers, confidence, statistics

Luke Clark, PhD

Professor

Director, Centre for Gambling Research at UBC

Gambling, problem gambling, addiction, decision-making, reward, cognitive neuroscience

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAPA

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAPA

Assistant Professor

Psychiatry, Depression, Schizophrenia, Neurostimulation, ECT, rTMS, Neuroimaging

Matthew Yedlin, PhD

Associate Professor

Earthquakes, nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear weapons, flipped classroom pedagogy, geophysics, digital signal processing, electroencephalography

Neil Pearson, PT, MSc

Neil Pearson, PT, MSc

Clinical Assistant Professor

Pain, chronic pain, pain management, self care, physiotherapy, yoga, therapeutic yoga

Blair Leavitt, MD, CM

Blair Leavitt, MD, CM

Professor

Genetic brain diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, Huntington disease, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ataxia

Peter Reiner, VMD, PhD

Peter Reiner, VMD, PhD

Professor

Neuroethics, Cognitive Enhancement, Smartphones, Persuasive Technologies, Extended Mind, Autonomy, tDCS, Direct-to-consumer neurotechnology, neuromarketing, nudging

Paul Gabias, PhD, LLD

Paul Gabias, PhD, LLD

Associate Professor

Visual perception, haptic perception, audition, gustation, olfaction, cognition, evolutionary psychology, ecological approach to perception, public education about blindness, psychological aspects of advocacy, rehabilitation, health, stress management, picture perception, wellness, blindness, guide dog training, drawing development

Weihong Song, MD, PhD

Weihong Song, MD, PhD

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, aging

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT

Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair

Healthy aging, mobility, falls prevention, exercise, older adults, cognitive health, brain health

Shernaz Bamji, PhD

Shernaz Bamji, PhD

Professor

Synapse biology, neuroscience, neurodevelopmental biology, cellular and molecular approaches

 

Lara Boyd, PT, PhD

Lara Boyd, PT, PhD

Professor, CIHR Delegate & Health Research Advisor to the VP Research

Brain, neuroscience, rehabilitation, neuroplasticity, learning, motor learning, stroke, educational neuroplasticity, MRI, functional MRI, transcranial magnetic stimulation, healthy aging, exercise

Naznin Virji-Babul, PT, PhD

Naznin Virji-Babul, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor

Concussion, traumatic brain injury, adolescent brain development, infant brain development, perception-action development, perception-emotion development

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Brenda Lau, MD, FRCPC

Program Director

Clinical Associate Professor

Anesthesiology, pain medicine, pain interventions, autonomic nervous system, rehabilitation, opioids, pain training, point of care, ultrasound, community clinics, regional pain services, movement rehabilitation, yoga, nutrition, prevention, post surgical pain, post trauma pain, headaches, back pain, whiplash, abdominal, fibromyalgia, widespread pain, neuropathic pain, chronic disease, Royal College pain medicine subspecialty, practice based evidence, injury prevention, post surgical care, non opioid pain services, myofacial release, IMS

Jennifer Jakobi, PhD

Jennifer Jakobi, PhD

Professor

aging, older adults, exercise, men, women, sex-specific age-related decline, community exercise, chronic disease, inactivity, neuroscience, STEM Outreach, Youth engagement

Anthony Phillips, CM

Professor

Neural plasticity, learning and memory, brain health, motivation, dementia, mood disorders, schizophrenia

Brian Dalton, PhD

Assistant Professor

Fatigue, balance, aging, vestibular system, motor control, sensorimotor, neuromuscular physiology, endurance, neurophysiology

Andrei Krassioukov

Andrei Krassioukov

Professor

Spinal cord injury , rehabilitation, autonomic dysfunctions

Anthony Bailey, MBBS, FRCPC

Professor

Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), genetics, neurobiology, brain imaging, mental health

Sophie Frangou, MD, PhD

Sophie Frangou, MD, PhD

President’s Excellence Chair in Brain Health

Professor

brain imaging, clinical neuroscience, computational psychiatry, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mood disorders