30 faculty and 0 courses in Neuroscience at Brigham Young University.
- Michael J. Larson, Professor h-index 59
The aims of my Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (CCNN) lab and research program center on these cognitive control functions and are four-fold. First, we (myself, students, and collaborators) test hypotheses about behavior
Notable: “Prevention of Organ Allograft Rejection by a Specific Janus Kinase 3 Inhibitor” (2003) · 670 citations
- Shawn Gale, Professor h-index 33
My research interests are largely centered in the field of neuropsychology, which is the study of brain-behavior relationships. I utilize clinical and research techniques, including neurocognitive assessment and neuroimaging through our new
Notable: “Quantitative volumetric analysis of brain MR: normative database spanning 5 decades of life.” (1995) · 457 citations
- Perry Ridge, Associate Professor h-index 29
Include: studying the relationship of the mitochondrial genome to Alzheimer’s disease, performing family-based studies to identify rare genetic risk factors for disease, determining the functional effects of synonymous mutations in known Al
Notable: “Rare coding variants in the phospholipase D3 gene confer risk for Alzheimer’s disease” (2013) · 476 citations
- Jeffrey Edwards, Professor h-index 27
By combining electrophysiology with pharmacology, molecular biology (qPCR), optogenetics, behavioral studies, and immunohistochemistry, Dr. Edwards lab investigates synaptic plasticity—the cellular mechanism that enables our brains to learn
Notable: “Recycling Endosomes Supply AMPA Receptors for LTP” (2004) · 728 citations
- Steven Luke, Associate Professor h-index 26
Notable: “Evaluating significance in linear mixed-effects models in R” (2016) · 1,877 citations
- Jared Nielsen, Assistant Professor h-index 24
The Nielsen Brain and Behavior Lab, we are interested in answering questions about the organization of the brain and how neurological and psychiatric illnesses disrupt its organization. To answer these questions, we use a variety of anal
Notable: “An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics” (2014) · 497 citations
- Tricia Merkley, Assistant Professor h-index 24
Es on neuroimage analysis and neuropsychological assessment to investigate brain changes following traumatic brain injury and how they relate to neurobehavioral functioning during recovery. These studies consider effects of TBI in both pedi
Notable: “Chronic Aspects of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Review of the Literature” (2015) · 272 citations
- Derin Cobia, Assistant Professor h-index 23
Dr. Cobia's laboratory is focused on the implementation of computational anatomy tools to study neuropsychiatric diseases, particularly schizophrenia. His interests are in the clinical and biological heterogeneity that exists in schizophren
Notable: “Quantitative Template for Subtyping Primary Progressive Aphasia” (2009) · 263 citations
- Seth Taylor, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Confocal Microscopy, Single-cell RNA Sequencing, and Cellular Neuroscience.
Notable: “Molecular topography of an entire nervous system” (2021) · 775 citations
- Dixon Woodbury, Professor h-index 21
Cellular and molecular physiology, particularly vesicle membrane fusion in neuronal cells and its block by botulinum toxin. Education PhD, Physiology and Biophysics , University of California, Irvine (1986) BA, Chemistry , University of Uta
Notable: “Nystatin-induced liposome fusion. A versatile approach to ion channel reconstitution into planar bilayers” (1990) · 122 citations
- Daniel Kay, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Es on uncovering the pathophysiology of insomnia using sleep neuroimaging methods. His goal is to understand the mechanisms linking insomnia to psychiatric disorders. Research Interests Somnoimaging, Insomnia, Sleep Valuation, Local Sleep D
Notable: “The Pathophysiology of Insomnia” (2015) · 383 citations
- Kaylie Carbine, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Methodological reporting behavior, sample sizes, and statistical power in studies of event‐related potentials: Barriers to reproducibility and replicability” (2019) · 205 citations
- Michael R. Stark, Professor h-index 18
Es on early nervous system development in vertebrates. He has been primarily interested in how cells make fate decisions to become a certain cell type in the nervous system. Some of his research has addressed questions related to patterning
Notable: “Coordinate actions of BMPs, Wnts, Shh and Noggin mediate patterning of the dorsal somite” (1997) · 339 citations
- Sterling Sudweeks, Associate Professor h-index 14
Characterization of ligand-gated ion channels in neurotransmission. Ligand-gated ion channels are involved in normal synaptic communication and also in pathological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, motor
Notable: “Nicotinic receptors in the brain: correlating physiology with function” (1999) · 450 citations
- Arminda Suli, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Es in understanding the development and formation of neurocircuits at the genetic and molecular level. There are two main projects in the lab: 1. Understanding the formation of synapses in mechanosensory hair cells, the specialized sensory
Notable: “Netrins Promote Developmental and Therapeutic Angiogenesis” (2006) · 345 citations
- Garrett Cardon, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Notable: “Developmental and cross-modal plasticity in deafness: Evidence from the P1 and N1 event related potentials in cochlear implanted children” (2014) · 169 citations
- Rebecca Lundwall, Associate Professor h-index 10
Es on tracking developmental changes in cognitive abilities, such as attention, and investigating how these changes impact behavior, including academic success, the development of social problem-solving, and other functional skills. She has
Notable: “Quantifying Sources of Variability in Infancy Research Using the Infant-Directed-Speech Preference” (2020) · 360 citations
- Eric Melonakos, Assistant Professor h-index 10
Notable: “The Neural Circuits Underlying General Anesthesia and Sleep” (2021) · 152 citations
- Preston Manwaring, Associate Professor h-index 7
Ed on human disease monitoring and diagnostics for hydrocephalus, breast cancer, and traumatic brain injury. He left academia to pursue work in the MedTech industry for thirteen years. His work included a startup in advanced surgical energy
Notable: “FPGA-Based Voltage and Current Dual Drive System for High Frame Rate Electrical Impedance Tomography” (2014) · 70 citations
- Stefania Ashby, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Notable: “Association of Age at Onset and Longitudinal Course of Prefrontal Function in Youth With Schizophrenia” (2018) · 34 citations
- Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Professor h-index 6
Es on the individual and population health effects, biological mechanisms, and effective strategies to mitigate risk and promote protection associated with social connection. Her research has been seminal in the recognition of social isolat
Notable: “Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review” (2010) · 608 citations
- Dawson Hedges, Professor h-index 2
Notable: “Amygdala Volume in Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Meta-Analysis” (2009) · 22 citations
- Rebekka Matheson, Associate Teaching Professor h-index 1
Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience; addiction; pedagogy of science. Dr. Matheson does not currently operate a research lab. Teaching Interests Dr. Matheson particularly enjoys the Neuroscience core classes: Neurobiology, Neuroanatomy, an
Notable: “The Brain Is Adaptive Not Triune: How the Brain Responds to Threat, Challenge, and Change” (2022) · 43 citations
- Keoni Kauwe, Faculty h-index 1
Dr. Kauwe's research leverages novel phenotypes and approaches to characterize the genetic architecture of Alzheimer’s disease with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. Research in the lab also includes studies on prevention, diagnosis, and
Notable: “OC02_07 Genome-Wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Rheumatic Heart Disease in Oceania: Preliminary Results” (2016) · 1 citations
- Maci Jacobson, Adjunct Faculty
- Michael D. Brown, Professor
- Nathan Anderson, Assistant Professor
- Paul Larsen, Adjunct Faculty
- Ryley Parrish, Assistant Professor
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- Trace Stay, Assistant Professor
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.