News:

There's been a lot happening recently!
I was interviewed by the New York Times about the Human Connectome Project.

This interview came about partly because of my blog post about "Cargo Cults of the Brain", which takes a somewhat critical view of the salesmanship of the project.

The brainSCANr site is finally live! Stay up to date by following , subscribing to the RSS feed, or joining the Google Group for it.

My research on the recovery of cognitive function after stroke was featured in The Washington Post, and I did a live Q&A with readers about brain recovery for them.

I've also got two big papers out right now that are written up together in the media:

• PhysOrg
• Berkeley Media Relations press release

The first paper is:

Voytek B & Knight RT (2010). Prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia contributions to visual working memory. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (this one's open access!)

• Why I think it's cool

The second paper is:

Voytek B, Davis M, Yago E, Barceló F, Vogel EK, Knight RT (2010). Dynamic neuroplasticity after human prefrontal cortex damage. Neuron (sadly, no open access in Neuron, so grab the PDF here.)

• Why I think it's cool

I've also got a book chapter coming out in Mind and the Frontal Lobes: Essays in Honour of Don Stuss, titled "Dynamic communication and connectivity in frontal networks".

Check it out!

Finally, I also appeared at this years's zomBcon as a "zombie neuroscience expert" and an advisory board member of the Zombie Research Society, and was featured on National Geographic's "The Truth Behind Zombies" TV show.

If you're curious as to why I'm into the zombie neuroscience thing, read this, and this. Basically, I consider this to be a "Science Fiction Outreach" endeavor. Plus, it's a ton of fun!

Bradley Voytek

Link to Curriculum Vitae

Link to Recent Publications

Link to doctoral dissertation
Frontal and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Memory and Attention


BrainSCANr!

In May 2010 I received my Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley; I received my bachelors degree in psychology in 2002 from the University of Southern California. Specifically I study the role that neuronal oscillations play in human cognition, with a specific focus on the role that neuroplasticity plays in cognition. I work with patients with brain damage or implanted electrodes to learn about how different brain regions communicate in memory and attention. I study how patients with brain damage recover from stroke or other kinds of neurological damage.

In April 2010 I was invited to give a talk at TEDxBerkeley, which is part of TED's local conference series. The video of that talk is available on YouTube below:

Here you'll find my professional CV, a list of my publications, and other professional stuff related to me being a brain guy. This CV is HUGE, by the way... definitely over-complete. But it's a good way for me to remember everything I've done.

For some of my papers I've also included a link to a short write-up about why I think the research is interesting. You don't have to read the paper, but hopefully these short pieces will give you an idea of what I'm doing and why. I've also included a direct link to the published version of the manuscript when possible.

Below is a video of a talk I gave at Google as part of their AtGoogleTalks tech talks series.