Aron K. Barbey

Aron Keith Barbey (born January 6, 1977) is an American cognitive neuroscientist, who investigates the neural architecture of human intelligence and brain plasticity.[1][2] Barbey is the Emanuel Donchin Professorial Scholar of Psychology and a Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois.[3][4][5] He is director of the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology,[6][2] and founding director of the Center for Brain Plasticity at the Beckman Institute, where he leads the Intelligence, Learning, and Plasticity (ILP) Initiative.[3]

Aron K. Barbey
Beckman Institute, 2014
Born1977
Nationality United States
Alma materEmory University National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Known forNetwork Neuroscience Theory
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive neuroscience Cognitive neuropsychology
InstitutionsBeckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

He has used both classical lesion methods and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques to better understand neural architecture and its relationship to intelligence.[3] Barbey used lesion mapping to study Vietnam veterans who had suffered brain trauma. He was able to record diagnostic images of their brains and relate this anatomical data to their documented problems, creating a "brain atlas" linking cognitive functions to neural organization. [6][7] He has suggested a framework called “structured event complex theory” that describes the inferential architecture of the prefrontal cortex.[8]

His research group examines the effects of physical fitness,[9] nutrition[10][11][12][13] and cognitive neuroscience interventions (including TDCS)[6] on brain health and intelligence across the human lifespan. In 2019, Barbey was awarded the Mensa Foundation Prize for his neuroscientific work studying human intelligence.[3][14][15]

Education and career

Aron Barbey received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1999, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia in 2007.[16]

From 2007-2011 Barbey was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cognitive Neuroscience Section of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.[16][1] There he studied Vietnam veterans affected by brain trauma. They experienced differential deficits depending on the locations and size of their injuries.[6] Barbey also served as an adjunct professor of psychology at Georgetown University, Washington, DC beginning in 2008.[16]

In 2011 Barbey was appointed to the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, and became an Institute Affiliate of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.[16] By 2012, he was the director of the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory at the Beckman Institute.[2] In 2018, the Center for Brain Plasticity at the Beckman Institute was formed, under the leadership of co-directors Aron Barbey and Neal J. Cohen, leaders of the center's Intelligence, Learning, and Plasticity (ILP) Initiative.[17]

Professional Activities

Aron Barbey is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.[18] Barbey is also on the Editorial Boards of NeuroImage,[19] Intelligence,[20] and Thinking & Reasoning.[21]

Research
External video
“Brain Injury, Intelligence & Impairment @ University of Illinois”, TheScienceCoalition, July 16, 2012

Barbey's Decision Neuroscience Laboratory is supported by large-scale private and federal research grants and contracts, including the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)[6], President Obama's White House BRAIN Initiative,[22] the Director of National Intelligence's research agency, IARPA,[23] and contracts for $10 million from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the study of individual optimization of human performance in the U.S. military using artificial intelligence.[24]

References
  1. Anthes, Emily (October 2, 2014). "Vietnam's Neuroscientific Legacy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. "Faculty Profile: Aron Barbey" (PDF). Synergy (21 (Spring)). Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. 1 May 2012. p. 7.
  3. Brown, Charles (April 16, 2019). "Mensa Honors Barbey for Neuroscience Research on Human Intelligence". American Mensa. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. Trustees University of Illinois And Committees of the Board (July 25, 2019). "PROMOTIONS RECOMMENDED TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR URBANA-CHAMPAIGN" (PDF). University of Illinois. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. "PEOPLE". Center for Brain Plasticity. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  6. Noonan, David (2016). "How to Plug In Your Brain". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution.
  7. Yates, Diana (29 July 2014). "Team studies the social origins of intelligence in the brain". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. Raymont, Vanessa; Salazar, Andres M.; Krueger, Frank; Grafman, Jordan (2011). ""Studying Injured Minds" – The Vietnam Head Injury Study and 40 Years of Brain Injury Research". Frontiers in Neurology. 2. doi:10.3389/fneur.2011.00015.
  9. Johnson, Thomas M. (August 10, 2017). "Firmer, fitter frame linked to firmer, fitter brain". National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and bioengineering. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. Walton, Alice G. (December 21, 2018). "New Research Suggests That Food Really Does Affect How We Think". Forbes. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. Paddock, Catharine (21 December 2018). "Mediterranean diet nutrients tied with healthy brain aging". Medical News Today. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. Yates, Diana (December 13, 2016). "Nutrition Linked to Intelligence and Brain Health in Older People". Neuroscience News. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  13. Cartwright, Will. "Study Links Lutein and Brain Health, Intelligence in Older Adults". Senior Resource Guide. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. Taulbee, Chip (April 16, 2019). "Inside the Network Neuroscience Theory of Human Intelligence". MENSA. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  15. "Mensa Honors Aron K. Barbey for Brain Connectivity Research". Mensa Foundation. April 16, 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  16. Board of Trustees, laws, University of Illinois (December 2, 2011). "Board Meeting December 2, 2011 APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY, ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC STAFF" (PDF). University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Retrieved 22 April 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. Lawrence, Ashley (April 18, 2018). "IHSI, Beckman Institute Launch New Center for Brain Plasticity". Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  18. "Editorial Board". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  19. NeuroImage - Editorial Board. NeuroImage. Elsevier.
  20. Intelligence - Editorial Board. Intelligence. Elsevier.
  21. "Editorial Board". Thinking & Reasoning. 22 (4): ebi. 25 August 2016. doi:10.1080/13546783.2016.1229160.
  22. Yates, Diana (April 9, 2013). "President Obama wants to map the human brain. What would we gain?". Illinois News Bureau. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  23. "University professor investigates brain training interventions to enhance intelligence". The Daily Illini. March 12, 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  24. "DARPA Awards $10M to Barbey and Colleagues for Projects on Human Performance Optimization". News. Beckman Institute of Illinois. August 9, 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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