Research Description
Gabriele Gratton's interests are in cognitive neuroscience, specifically in the basic organization (spatial, temporal, and functional) of elementary cognitive processes such as those involved in sensory and working memory, attention, motor preparation, and strategy selection. Gratton has been focusing on the application of functional brain imaging methods to the study of these processes in normal adult subjects using optical, electrophysiological and hemodynamic techniques.
Education
Ph.D. from University of Illinois; M.D. from University of Rome
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Neuroscience Program
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Theme Lead, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Recent Publications
Clements, G. M., Camacho, P., Bowie, D. C., Low, K. A., Sutton, B. P., Gratton, G., & Fabiani, M. (2025). Effects of Aging, Estimated Fitness, and Cerebrovascular Status on White Matter Microstructural Health. Human Brain Mapping, 46(5), Article e70168. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70168
Moore, M., Iordan, A. D., Katsumi, Y., Fabiani, M., Gratton, G., & Dolcos, F. (2025). Trimodal brain imaging: A novel approach for simultaneous investigation of human brain function. Biological Psychology, 194, Article 108967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2024.108967
Bowie, D. C., Low, K. A., Rubenstein, S. L., Islam, S. S., Zimmerman, B., Camacho, P. B., Sutton, B. P., Gratton, G., & Fabiani, M. (2024). Neurovascular mechanisms of cognitive aging: Sex-related differences in the average progression of arteriosclerosis, white matter atrophy, and cognitive decline. Neurobiology of Disease, 201, Article 106653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106653
Chiou, N., Günal, M., Koyejo, S., Perpetuini, D., Chiarelli, A. M., Low, K. A., Fabiani, M., & Gratton, G. (2024). Single-Trial Detection and Classification of Event-Related Optical Signals for a Brain–Computer Interface Application. Bioengineering, 11(8), Article 781. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11080781
Feter, N., Ligeza, T. S., Bashir, N., Shanmugam, R. J., Herrera, B. M., Aldabbagh, T., Usman, A. F., Yonezawa, A., McCarthy, S., Herrera, D., Vargas, D., Mir, E. M., Syed, T., Desai, S., Shi, H., Kim, W., Puhar, N., Gowda, K., Nowak, O., ... Pindus, D. M. (2024). Effects of reducing sedentary behaviour by increasing physical activity, on cognitive function, brain function and structure across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, Article bjsports-2024-108444. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108444