Our Mission

We investigate the effects of lifestyle choices and behaviors (e.g., physical activity, dietary choices, intellectual engagement, social interaction) and physiological indices of health (e.g., fitness adiposity, sleep, stress) on brain structure and function, cognition, and mental health. From a neuroscience perspective, our interests lie in understanding how health and lifestyle factors influence brain and behavior as it relates to increased health and effective functioning for individuals across the lifespan

We bring to bear multiple perspectives and methodologies (including interventions, state of the art multimodal neuroimaging, computational modeling, and sophisticated behavioral paradigms) to explicate mechanisms of brain health and disease to improve the lives of individuals across the lifespan. As per Northeastern’s mission, this is truly theoretically-motivated, use-inspired research.