Roy Hamilton
Stimulating Conversations: Using Noninvasive Neuromodulation Approaches to Characterize the Language System and Treat Aphasia
Speaker: Roy Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAN, FANA
Roy Hamilton, MD, MS, FAAN, FANA, is a professor in the departments of Neurology with secondary appointments in Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. He directs the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation (LCNS) and Brain Stimulation, Translation, Innovation, and Modulation (brainSTIM) Center. A leading expert in noninvasive neuromodulation, he uses brain stimulation, neuroimaging, and behavioral methods to study functional plasticity in healthy and injured brains. His research principally focuses on improving aphasia and other cognitive deficits associated with neurological disorders. Continuously funded by US federal grants and foundation awards since 2008, Dr. Hamilton has received numerous accolades for excellence in research, education, and civic engagement, including the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology, Leonard Berwick Memorial Teaching Award for bridging basic science and clinical education, American Neurological Association Audrey Penn Lectureship, and the American Academy of Neurology H. Houston Merritt Lectureship Award for excellence in clinically relevant research and education.