Marlene R. Cohen is a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh and an Associate Director of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint venture between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Her team investigates how visual information is encoded in groups of neurons and used to guide behavior. She is recognized for pioneering use of multielectrode array recording to determine that the improved behavioral performance associated with redirecting spatial attention has a neural correlate in the brain that is reflected by reduced correlated activity between neurons.[1] Cohen has also demonstrated that this same mechanism happens during learning.[2] She has received several awards for her work, including the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences in 2018[3][4]
Marlene R. Cohen | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Study of relationships between the activity of groups of neurons, cognitive state, and behavior. |
| Awards | McKnight Scholar Award (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Pittsburgh |
Selected awards
edit- Klingenstein Fellowship Award in the Neurosciences (2012).[5]
- Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology, grand prize winner (2012).[6]
- McKnight Scholar Award (2015).[7][8]
- Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences (2018).[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Cohen MR, Maunsell JH (2009) Attention improves performance primarily by reducing interneuronal correlations. Nat Neurosci. 12(12):1594-600.
- ^ Ni AM, Ruff DA, Alberts JJ, Symmonds J, Cohen MR (2018) Learning and attention reveal a general relationship between population activity and behavior. Science 359(6374):463-465.
- ^ a b "Academy honors 19 for major contributions to science". EurekAlert! Science News.
- ^ a b "Marlene R. Cohen". nasonline.org.
- ^ The Rockefeller University. "Fellows". The Esther A. & and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
- ^ "Marlene R. Cohen wins Eppendorf/Science Prize". EurekAlert! Science News.
- ^ Corn, Micaela (October 26, 2015). "Mapping of the Mind Brings Prestigious Award To Two Neuroscientists | Pitt Chronicle". University of Pittsburgh.
- ^ "Awardees". McKnight Foundation.
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