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Laura Levin, B.S.

Person: Research Assistant, TRACTS

Laura graduated from MIT with a degree in Brain and Cognitive Science and subsequently worked in a neuroimaging lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is now working with Dr. Fonda on maintaining the TRACTS database and helping with data analysis. Laura hopes to attend graduate school focusing on...

Meghan Pierce, Ph.D.

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Meghan earned a doctorate in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is specifically interested in deployment-related health issues affecting women Veterans. Her research interests include alterations in the neurobiological response to...

Britta Beck, B.A.

Person: Alumni

Brigitta graduated from Endicott College with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a focus on Neuroscience in May 2018. She participated in collegiate internships with TRACTS at the Boston VA Healthcare System, as well as with the Bon Secours Health System analyzing tackle-football concussions...

Tristan Colaizzi

Person: Research Assistant, TRACTS

Tristan Colaizzi graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Public Health. Tristan's research interests are in the diagnosis and reporting of Traumatic Brain Injury. During his time with TRACTS he has focused on the Virtual-TRACTS research initiative...

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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When people think of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, they think of someone getting “knocked out” or feeling “fuzzy” after getting hit in the head. Indeed, doctors use these very symptoms to diagnose a concussion. TRACTS research is challenging the idea that brain injury only...

Suicidality

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Suicide is a significant concern for the U.S. Military and Veteran Administration, and understanding and trying to prevent suicide is a major priority. Drs. Melissa Amick and Beeta Homaifar have begun a new study through the TRACTS Center that is examining the relationship between suicidal thoughts...

Binge Drinking

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We are interested in studying the effects that binge drinking, particularly at an early age of onset, has on alcohol consumption as well as brain structure and function throughout people's lives. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as consuming 5 or...

Credits

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Citations Munshi M, Grande L, Hayes M, Ayres D, Suhl E, Capelson R, Lin S, Milberg W, Weinger K. Cognitive dysfunction is associated with poor diabetes control in older adults. Diabetes Care 2006;29(8); 1794-9.(PMC1615865) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16873782 Harrington MB, Kraft M, Grande LJ...

White Matter Changes

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Our studies have shown a number of white matter changes within the brain that are associated with various factors of alcohol abuse. This sections on this page summarize a few of our findings. If you are interested in learning more, please take a look at the relevant publications.

Alcohol

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Our lab has a very long history devoted to the investigation of the cognitive and neurologic effects of chronic alcoholism. We are one of a small number of laboratories in the field to apply the eyeblink classical conditioning associative learning paradigm, designed originally for animal research...