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Thomas Jefferson Division of Neuropsychology

Thomas Jefferson Neuropsychology provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations (intelligence testing, memory, attention deficit, learning, language skills, etc.) for a wide range of neurologic disorders.  Jefferson's specialty is epilepsy, however, large numbers of patients with dementia, stroke, multiple sclerosis, tumor, attention-deficit disorder, and head injury are also seen.  Our faculty conduct sodium amytal procedures and fMRI studies for mapping “at risk” language and memory skills prior to brain surgery.  They also conduct cognitive brain mapping studies during depth electrode stimulation as part of the pre-surgical evaluation for tumor or intractable epilepsy. Research is being conducted in the areas of dementia, epilepsy, and stroke. Collaborations are always welcome.

Joseph I. Tracy, Ph.D., ABPP (CN)
Director, Neuropsychology Division
Clinical Assistant Professor Neurology and Radiology

David S. Glosser, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Cognitive Neuroscience and Brain Imaging Laboratory:  Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is used to study human learning, memory, and attention. Practicum and post doctoral positions are offered.  FMRI applications to pre-surgical planning and surgical outcome in epilepsy and other neurologic disorders are being studied and implemented.  Additional research projects focus on learning and the development of expertise, automaticity, implicit and non-verbal memory, and the neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates of epilepsy and psychogenic seizures.   The research program involves dissertation and masters level graduate students, as well as providing research opportunities for medical students.  Collaborations are always welcome.

Joseph I. Tracy, Ph.D., ABPP (CN), Director

              Research Assistants:

              Shaan Shah, Medical Student

              Dan Schwartz, Medical Student

              Kiran, Devaraj, Medical Student

              Mark Pascua, Medical Student

              Olga Boychenko

              Paulomi Kadakia, Medical Student

              Research Collaborators:

              Adam Flanders, M.D.

              Michael Sperling, M.D.

              Ashwini Sharan, M.D.

              James Evans, M.D.

              Song Lai, Ph.D.

              Scott Mintzer, M.D.

              Christopher Skidmore, M.D.

              Maromi, Nei, M.D.

              David S. Glosser, Sc.D.