DYNAMIC IMAGING OF

COGNITION AND NEUROMODULATION

(DICoN) LABORATORY

Image of Dr. Tony Wilson of IHN with OPM
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Tony W. Wilson

The Dynamic Imaging of Cognition and Neuromodulation Laboratory, also known as DICoN Lab, is led by Dr. Tony Wilson. The DICoN Lab uses dynamic functional neuroimaging and high-resolution structural MRI to understand how electrical activity in populations of neurons gives rise to normal and aberrant cognitive processes. Specifically, the team uses magnetoencephalographic (MEG) imaging to map the millisecond-level neural dynamics serving attention, motor control, and high-order processing, and uses computational neuroanatomical techniques on high-resolution structural MRI data to quantify the structural circuitry supporting these dynamics. Populations of major interest to the laboratory include healthy children and adolescents, youth exposed to trauma, and those who use illicit substances. The laboratory also has a section focusing on healthy and pathological aging in adults, as well as adults with HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, and those who use illicit substances. Finally, the laboratory has a rich history of combining neuromodulatory methods (e.g., transcranial electrical stimulation) with functional neuroimaging and has a section devoted to this emerging research area.  

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • The role of pubertal hormones in pediatric brain development

  • Impact of trauma on brain and emotional development

  • Substance use, especially cannabis, alcohol, and methamphetamine

  • Healthy and pathological aging

  • Cognitive decline

  • Precise dosing and targeting of brain stimulation

  • Nathan Petro

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

  • Ilenia Salsano

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

  • Jenny Huang

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Kellen McDonald

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Maggie Rempe

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Jake Son

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Thomas Ward

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Anna Coutant

    RESEARCH RECRUITMENT COORDINATOR

  • Grace Ende

    RESEARCH STUDY COORDINATOR

  • Ryan Glesinger

    RESEARCH STUDY COORDINATOR

  • Jason John

    NEUROIMAGING DATA INTEGRATION ANALYST

  • Samantha Tellez-Avila

    RESEARCH RECRUITMENT ASSISTANT

  • Hua Bai

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Abbie Bartmess

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Olivia Carusi

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Kyla De Luca

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Jesse Derby

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Tara Erker

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Grant Garrison

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT II

  • Megan Hall

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Kalyn Otzelberger

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Aubrie Petts

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Drake Reinke

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Erica Steiner

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Lan Volberding

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Molly Voller

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT I

  • Lauren Webert

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT II