Joseph I. Tracy, ABPP (CN)

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900 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 955-1222
(215) 503-2481 fax

What Are the Neural Correlates of Learning and Memory?

My research focuses on mapping in the brain key cognitive skills and behaviors, particularly as an aid to surgical planning and improving patient outcomes following clinical interventions such as brain surgery. A specific interest in epilepsy.

Functional Magnetic Resource Imaging and other MR techniques such as functional connectivity and diffusion tensor imaging. Experimental cognitive and behavioral assessments are also utilized. I hope that my findings will be used to develop treatments that will improve cognitive skills and, in particular, improve patient outcomes following brain surgery.

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. The functional anatomy of non-verbal (pitch memory) function in left and right anterior temporal lobectomy patients
2. An investigation of implicit memory through left temporal lobectomy for epilepsy
3. Functional connectivity evidence of cortico-cortico inhibition in temporal lobe epilepsy
4. Extratemporal functional connectivity impairments at rest are related to memory performance in mesial temporal epilepsy
5. A conceptual framework for interpreting neuroimaging studies of brain neuroplasticity and cognitive recovery
6. A test of the role of two prefrontal/ subcortical networks in the "sequencing" of non-motor, visuo-spatial information
7. Employment after anterior temporal lobectomy
8. A test of the role of two prefrontal/ subcortical networks in the "sequencing" of non-motor, visuo-spatial information
9. A test of the role of the medial temporal lobe in single-word decoding
10. Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy
11. Hemispheric lateralization and language skill coherence in temporal lobe epilepsy
12. Hippocampal volumetry and functional MRI of memory in temporal lobe epilepsy
13. Anagram problem-solving and learning in anterior prefrontal cortex
14. Self-perception of seizure precipitants and their relation to anxiety level, depression, and health locus of control in epilepsy
15. The effectiveness of low-frequency stimulation for mapping cortical function
16. Evaluation of neurologic deficit without apparent cause: The importance of a multidisciplinary approach
17. Are depression and cognitive performance related in temporal lobe epilepsy?
18. Health locus of control in patients with epilepsy and its relationship to anxiety, depression, and seizure control
19. Functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis of attention to one's heartbeat
20. A Bayesian Approach for the Categorization of Radiology Reports

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