Research Interests
Monica Fabiani's research interests are in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory and aging, as well as in the development of tools for the non-invasive mapping of human brain function. As is typical of the cognitive neuroscience approach, her research involves the integration of data from different domains, including behavioral responses, neuropsychological tests, and brain anatomy and function (event-related brain potentials, or ERPs; structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI; and optical imaging, including near infrared spectroscopy, or NIRS, a new techniques developed with Gabriele Gratton , the event-related optical signals, or EROS, and more recently measures of arterial elasticity).
Prof. Fabiani's research includes several interconnected lines: (1) Cerebrovascular contributions to structural, functional, and cognitive aging, using a newly developed optical method (pulse-DOT, the cerebral arterial pulse measured with diffuse optical tomography) to assess cerebrovascular status (funded by NIA); (2) Neurophysiological and structural, bases of cognitive control, attention and working memory in normal aging, with a focus on individual differences (funded by NIA); and (3) development of new non-invasive optical brain imaging methods and their integration with currently existing methods (EEG/ERPs, functional and structural MRI, ASL, and TMS; funded by MindPortal).
Research Description
Monica Fabiani's research interests are in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory and aging, as well as in the development of tools for the non-invasive mapping of human brain function. As is typical of the cognitive neuroscience approach, her research involves the integration of data from different domains, including behavioral responses, neuropsychological tests, and brain anatomy and function (event-related brain potentials, or ERPs; structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI; and optical imaging, including near infrared spectroscopy, or NIRS, and a new technique developed by Gabriele Gratton (CNS Group) and Fabiani, the event-related optical signals, or EROS). <br><br>Fabiani's current research encompasses several interconnected lines: (1) Research on the neurophysiological and psychological bases of sensory and working memory in normal aging , with particular reference to frontal lobe/executive function and individual differences among younger and older adults; (2) an extension of this research to the effects of alcohol on executive function ; (3) research on the development of a new non-invasive optical brain imaging method (the event-related optical signal * EROS) and its integration with currently existing methods; and (4) research on the application of optical methods (EROS and near-infrared spectroscopy * NIRS) to issues of aging research, with emphasis on neurovascular coupling .
Education
Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Canada, K. L., Saifullah, S., Gardner, J. C., Sutton, B. P., Fabiani, M., Gratton, G., Raz, N., & Daugherty, A. M. (2023). Development and validation of a quality control procedure for automatic segmentation of hippocampal subfields. Hippocampus, 33(9), 1048-1057. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23552
Clements, G. M., Gyurkovics, M., Low, K. A., Kramer, A. F., Beck, D. M., Fabiani, M., & Gratton, G. (2023). Dynamics of alpha suppression index both modality specific and general attention processes. NeuroImage, 270, Article 119956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.119956
Perpetuini, D., Günal, M., Chiou, N., Koyejo, S., Mathewson, K., Low, K. A., Fabiani, M., Gratton, G., & Chiarelli, A. M. (2023). Fast Optical Signals for Real-Time Retinotopy and Brain Computer Interface. Bioengineering, 10(5), Article 553. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10050553
Clements, G. M., Gyurkovics, M., Low, K. A., Beck, D. M., Fabiani, M., & Gratton, G. (2022). Dynamics of alpha suppression and enhancement may be related to resource competition in cross-modal cortical regions. NeuroImage, 252, Article 119048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119048
Fabiani, M., Asnakew, B. A., Bowie, D. C., Chism, S. M., Clements, G. M., Gardner, J. C., Islam, S. S., Rubenstein, S. L., & Gratton, G. (2022). A healthy mind in a healthy body: Effects of arteriosclerosis and other risk factors on cognitive aging and dementia: Effects of arteriosclerosis and other risk factors on cognitive aging and dementia. In K. D. Federmeier, & B. R. Payne (Eds.), Cognitive Aging (pp. 69-123). (Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory; Vol. 77). Academic Press Inc.. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.plm.2022.08.001
