Decision-Making & Brain Plasticity
Longitudinal studies of attention, perceptual decisions, visuomotor processing, and brain-network reorganization associated with action video game experience.
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Epilepsy Network Biomarkers
Directed-connectivity, spectral, and network-dynamics methods for identifying seizure-generating regions and improving surgical planning.
Learn more →Computational Brain Dynamics
Mathematical models of neural populations, conduction delays, oscillations, synchronization, and large-scale activity flow across brain networks.
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News, Press Releases and Announcements
2026
2026
Study: Alzheimer’s Screening Tools May Work Differently for Women and Men
Georgia State coverage of research on sex-dependent patterns of gray-matter atrophy during Alzheimer’s disease progression.
2023
Tracking Seizures: Brain Research Aims to Improve Epilepsy Treatment
Georgia State press coverage of causal-flow analysis for locating seizure-generating regions using low-frequency brain activity.
2022
Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity and Decision-Making Skill
Georgia State press release on faster, more accurate perceptual decisions and enhanced brain activity in experienced action video game players.
Our goal is to uncover general principles linking brain structure, dynamic interactions, and behavior—and to translate those principles into tools for understanding and treating neurological disorders.
— Dhamala Lab research mission