Gold Lab People
Principal Investigator

Joshua Gold
Professor of Neuroscience
jigold@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-0028
1991 Sc.B. Neuroscience, Brown University
1997 Ph.D. Neuroscience, Stanford University

Nathan Tardiff
Postdoctoral fellow (co-mentored with Yale Cohen)

Ashwin Ramayya
Neurosurgery resident/Postdoctoral fellow
Graduate Students

Alice Dallstream
adalls@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
I am studying the how a non-invasive form of neurostimulation called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) alters neural activity and behavior. TMS to specific regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex is used in depression treatment. To this end, I am studying the influence of TMS on 1) regions of the cingulate cortex that are implicated in depression by using neural recording in monkeys and 2) behavioral deficits common to depression patients by using a computer-based task in both human and animal studies. In particular, I am focusing on the ability of individuals to adjust their behavior in response to changing, value-related information. Importantly, the ability to adapt to changing conditions is also associated with activity in the cingulate cortex. Using a combination of non-human primate and human studies, I aim to understand how TMS to lateral prefrontal cortex works mechanistically in the brain so that this information can eventually be used to improve depression treatment outcomes.
Co-mentored by Michael Platt.

Kara McGaughey
NGG student

Jean Zweigle
Research Technician
jeanz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-746-0029
Co-supervised by Long Ding
Lab alumni
David Barack
Sharath Bennur
Patrick Connolly
Takahiro Doi
Long Ding [website]
Yunshu Fan
Alex Filipowicz
Chris Glaze
Sidd Joshi
Rishi Kalwani
Kamesh Krishnamurthy
Chi-Tat "Jeff" Law
Hannah Lefumat
Yin Li
Matt Nassar [website]
Adrian Radillo
Kyra Schapiro
Lalitta Suriya-Arunoj
Ching-Ling Teng
Bob Wilson [website]