Aron K. Barbey

Aron K. Barbey
Beckman Institute, 2014
Born1977
Nationality United States
Alma materEmory University National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Known forNetwork Neuroscience Theory
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive neuroscience Cognitive neuropsychology
InstitutionsBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

Aron Keith Barbey (born January 6, 1977) is an American cognitive neuroscientist, who investigates the neural architecture of human intelligence and brain plasticity.[1][2] Barbey is the Emanuel Donchin Professorial Scholar of Psychology and a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois.[3][4][5] He is director of the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology,[6][2] and founding director of the Center for Brain Plasticity at the Beckman Institute, where he leads the Intelligence, Learning, and Plasticity (ILP) Initiative.[3]

He has used both classical lesion methods and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques to better understand neural architecture and its relationship to intelligence.[3] Barbey used lesion mapping to study Vietnam veterans who had suffered brain trauma. He was able to record diagnostic images of their brains and relate this anatomical data to their documented problems, creating a "brain atlas" linking cognitive functions to neural organization. [6][7] He has suggested a framework called “structured event complex theory” that describes the inferential architecture of the prefrontal cortex.[8]

His research group examines the effects of physical fitness,[9] nutrition[10][11][12][13] and cognitive neuroscience interventions (including TDCS)[6] on brain health and intelligence across the human lifespan. In 2019, Barbey was awarded the Mensa Foundation Prize for his neuroscientific work studying human intelligence.[3][14][15]

  1. ^ Anthes, Emily (October 2, 2014). "Vietnam's Neuroscientific Legacy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Faculty Profile: Aron Barbey" (PDF). Synergy. No. 21 (Spring). Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. 1 May 2012. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b c d Brown, Charles (April 16, 2019). "Mensa Honors Barbey for Neuroscience Research on Human Intelligence". American Mensa. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ Trustees University of Illinois And Committees of the Board (July 25, 2019). "PROMOTIONS RECOMMENDED TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR URBANA-CHAMPAIGN" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ^ "PEOPLE". Center for Brain Plasticity. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Noonan, David (2016). "How to Plug In Your Brain". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution.
  7. ^ Yates, Diana (29 July 2014). "Team studies the social origins of intelligence in the brain". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. ^ Raymont, Vanessa; Salazar, Andres M.; Krueger, Frank; Grafman, Jordan (2011). ""Studying Injured Minds" – The Vietnam Head Injury Study and 40 Years of Brain Injury Research". Frontiers in Neurology. 2: 15. doi:10.3389/fneur.2011.00015. PMC 3093742. PMID 21625624.
  9. ^ Johnson, Thomas M. (August 10, 2017). "Firmer, fitter frame linked to firmer, fitter brain". National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and bioengineering. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. ^ Walton, Alice G. (December 21, 2018). "New Research Suggests That Food Really Does Affect How We Think". Forbes. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ Paddock, Catharine (21 December 2018). "Mediterranean diet nutrients tied with healthy brain aging". Medical News Today. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ Yates, Diana (December 13, 2016). "Nutrition Linked to Intelligence and Brain Health in Older People". Neuroscience News. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  13. ^ Cartwright, Will. "Study Links Lutein and Brain Health, Intelligence in Older Adults". Senior Resource Guide. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. ^ Taulbee, Chip (April 16, 2019). "Inside the Network Neuroscience Theory of Human Intelligence". MENSA. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Mensa Honors Aron K. Barbey for Brain Connectivity Research". Mensa Foundation. April 16, 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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