Staunton professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, Founder and Director of the Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development, Founder and President of the Flux Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Dr. Luna’s research uses multimodal neuroimaging methods including: functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI). Her findings have led to influential developmental models emphasizing the implications of specialization of different brain systems with regards to cognitive development.
Newton Professor of Neuroscience, Investigator in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Director, Simons Center for the Social Brain
Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Sur laboratory studies the development, plasticity and dynamics of circuits in the cerebral cortex of the brain. The goal of the laboratory is to understand long-term plasticity and short-term dynamics in circuits of the developing and adult cortex, and utilize this understanding to discover mechanisms underlying disorders of brain development.