MarkThomasD'EspositoMD

Neurology • Berkeley, CA

Neuroimaging, Neurorehabilitation, Dementia & Geriatrics

Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology University of California, Berkeley

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Office
270 Warren Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720

Summary

Dr. Mark D’Esposito is a Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at the University of California, Berkeley He received his MD at SUNY Syracuse and completed a neurology residency and fellowship at Boston University. In 1993, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he remained until his arrival to UC Berkeley in 2000. His lab investigates the role of prefrontal cortex in working memory and cognitive control utilizing different experimental approaches such as functional MRI, transcranial magnetic stimulation, pharmacological interventions and behavioral studies of healthy individuals and those with neurological disorders. Dr. D’Esposito is the former Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience and numerous awards such as the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology from American Academy of Neurology and the Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society. He has trained over 80 post-doctoral fellows and graduate students and is the Principal Investigator on several NIH, private foundation and VA-funded projects. He has author over 425 research publications as well as six books on the topics of behavioral neurology and cognitive neuroscience.

Education & Training

Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
Nassau University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1993 - Present
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2000
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fred Kavli Distinguished Career Contributions Award  Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2023
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017
Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology American Academy of Neurology, 1999

Clinical Trials

Training in Goal-directed Attention Regulation for Individuals With Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Neural Bases of Cognitive Rehabilitation for Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

221 citations
Reversal learning in Parkinson's disease depends on medication status and outcome valence.
Roshan Cools, Lee J. Altamirano, Mark D'Esposito
Neuropsychologia. 2006-01-01
85 citations
The what, where and how of delay activity.
Kartik K. Sreenivasan, Mark D'Esposito
Nature Reviews. Neuroscience. 2019-08-01
612 citations
Is the rostro-caudal axis of the frontal lobe hierarchical?
David Badre, Mark D'Esposito
Nature Reviews. Neuroscience. 2009-09-01

Grant Support

Neural Bases Of Cognitive Rehabilitation For Brain InjuryVeterans Affairs2012
Functional Organization Of Preforntal CortexNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
Frontal Cortex And Executive FunctionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
Administration, Patient Recruitment, Methods, InformaticsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2012
A Brain-Based Approach To Enhancing Executive Control Functions In Healthy AgingNational Institute On Aging2009–2011
Dopaminergic Modulation Of Frontostriatal FunctionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2006–2010
Working Memory And Prefrontal CortexNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2010
Continued Development And Maintenance Of The Neuroimaging In Python ProjectNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2009
FMRI Studies Of Working Memory And MotivationNational Institute Of Mental Health2006–2007
Aging And Memory: FMRI Studies Of Component ProcessesNational Institute On Aging2003–2007
Ontology-Based Data ManagementNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2006
Executive ControlNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002
Aging And Memory--Fmri Studies Of Component ProcessesNational Institute On Aging2000–2002
Drug Studies Of Dopamine And Prefrontal FunctionNational Institute On Drug Abuse2000–2001
Working Memory In Parkinsons Disease And AgingNational Institute On Aging2000
Drug Studies Of Dopamine And Prefrontal FunctionNational Institute On Drug Abuse1998–1999
Aging And Memory--Fmri Studies Of Component ProcessesNational Institute On Aging1998–1999
Working Memory In Parkinsons Disease And AgingNational Institute On Aging1996–1999
Working Memory In Human Brain DamageNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1996–1999
Working Memory In Brain DamageNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995