NeuroPhysics Program at Georgia
State University (GSU)
Mission: The NeuroPhysics program at GSU,
led by Dr. Mukesh
Dhamala, is dedicated to
uncovering the physics/science of the brain structure
and function, both in wellness and sickness, using
experimental neuroimaging, and theoretical and
computational approaches.
Facilities: The NeuroPhysics research group
has a laboratory equipped with a 64-channel EEG system
to record human brain electrical activity, has collaborations across
multiple departments at GSU and other
institutions in Atlanta and across the world, and shares
a
3-Tesla
Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner at the joint Georgia State
and Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
(CABI), which is dedicated for research
into the human brain.
Research and Education: The current
NeuroPhysics research projects include several
experimental and theoretical studies into human decision-making, creativity,
epilepsy and stroke, development of new brain data analysis methods, and modeling of
brain and neuronal processes. The group's recent
research discoveries include the unified principles of
brain network oscillations in perceptual decision making
across multiple sensory domains and high-frequency neural
oscillations in epileptic seizures, and the effects of
time-delayed coupling in phase synchronization of
nonlinear oscillators. Visit these webpages for recent
publications: Publications
or Google
Scholar.
NeuroPhysics research and the
functional neuroimaging course (Phys 6710/4710, or Neuro
6330/4330) together train graduate and
undergraduate students from many departments of several
institutions in Atlanta including Georgia State
University, Georgia Tech, and Emory University. Between 2010 and 2018, 100+ students were
trained in neuroimaging studies through this course.
Over the years, the group's research has been funded by
GSU's Brains and Behavior Program, CABI, and US federal
agencies: NSF (CAREER program), VA and Air Force.
Past
Announcements
1.
NSN symposium 20222. BrainModes 2019
3. APS March Meeting 2019, Boston
Focus Session, March 5, 8am:
4. BrainModes 2015
5. Atlanta Functional Neuroimaging workshop