Allyson Rosen, Ph.D.
Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric
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Research Interests
My primary goal is to apply functional MRI (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cognitive neuroscience to answer questions which are meaningful for older adults. The focus of my research has been to refine our understanding of individual differences in age-related brain changes. I have spent my years before coming to Stanford completing training in clinical neuropsychology so that my research will be sensitive to the everyday needs of older adults. My initial research focused on attention and explored the impact of perceptual impairment on visual search. During my clinical postdoctoral training, I studied the relationship between attention and inhibitory motor behavior. I am continuing this work by performing fMRI studies of response competition. After years of assessing patients with memory complaints, I have expanded my focus to the study of memory, specifically, the impact of perception on memory retrieval.
Publications
- Dorsolateral and dorsomedial prefrontal gray matter density changes associated with bipolar depression. Psychiatry Res. 2009; (3): 200-4
- Lessons from evidence-based operating room management in balancing the needs for efficient, effective and ethical healthcare. Am J Bioeth. 2009; (4): 43-4
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) in the classroom. Am J Bioeth. 2009; (1): 30-1
- Noninvasive transcranial brain stimulation and pain. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2009; (1): 12-7
- Decreased prefrontal, anterior cingulate, insula, and ventral striatal metabolism in medication-free depressed outpatients with bipolar disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2009; (3): 181-8
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