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We use advanced cutting-edge methods from neuroscience, psychology, and mathematics to understand how large-scale brain networks support complex cognition across the lifespan in health and disease. Click here if you would like to learn more about, or are interested in participating in, our research!

We are an expanding research team from various backgrounds that collaborates to answer an expanding set of research questions pertinent to each of our members’ unique interests. Click here to meet our team!

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Meet A Research Assistant

  • Ananyaa Sundar

    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill   Ananyaa Sundar is majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Chemistry, and is on the pre-med track. As a member of the Cohen Lab, she is interested in learning about brain development. In her … Read more

Young Investigator Spotlight

  • Chloe Emehel

    North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics 20′ (NCSSM) Interests: In general I am interested in psychology and neuroscience. To be more specific, I have been exposed to behavioral, family, and developmental psychology and plan to continue research related to … Read more

Mackenzie Mitchell Defended Her Dissertation!

Congratulations to Dr. Mitchell for successfully defending her PhD dissertation!  

Yuyao Presents at NC Cognition Conference

Yuyao, a graduate student in the Cohen Lab, recently presented a poster at the NC Cognition Conference entitled “Impact of Maternal Psychiatric History on Children’s Executive Function Development and Psychopathology: A Longitudinal Study”

Research Assistant Social

Cohen Lab research assistants from the BrainMAP Study, CogMAP Study, and Decision Making and Motor Control Study!

Arianna Cascone successfully defends her dissertation!

Arianna successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled “Categorical and dimensional investigations of dynamic functional connectivity and behavior in children with and without ADHD.” Congratulations, Dr. Cascone!  

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