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Mark D'Esposito, MD, Neurology, Berkeley, CA

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 1993 - Present
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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