Editorial Boards

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Cognitive Neuropsychology
Behavioural Neurology
Empirical Studies of the Arts
European Neurology
Policy Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology

Undergraduate Institution

Haverford College, B.A. in Philosophy (1980)

Post-Baccalaureate Institutions

University of Pennsylvania,
M.D. (1985)
University of Chicago,
Neurology Residency (1986-1989)
Case Western Reserve University,
Dementia Fellowship (1989-1990)
University of Florida,
Behavioral Neurology Fellowships (1990-1992)
University of Alabama, Birmingham,
Faculty (1992-1999)

 

Awards/National Committees

* Elected to the American Neurological Association (1997)
* Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology from the American Academy of Neurology (2002)
* National Institute of Health, Sensory Disorders and Language (CMS) Study Section, member (1996-98)
* National Institute of Health, Cognitive Neuroscience (IFCN-8) Study Section, member (1998-2000)
* American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. Neurology Part I B "question makers"
* The Neuroethics Society (Founding member, Board of Governors) (2006-present)

 

Research Interests

My area of interest is in Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. My research is directed at understanding the architecture and neural bases for human cognition. The structure of cognition is at present (and perhaps in principle) not reduced easily to cellular or molecular explanations. The study of how the brain mediates cognition, while constrained by micro-neural facts, is more directly investigated at higher levels of organization by studying cognition in humans. We use experimental and neuroimaging techniques in normal subjects and examine the neuro-psychological effects of brain damage. A clear understanding of cognitive systems and their breakdown is essential in educating patients and families and critical in designing rational treatment strategies.

    My research program addresses the following questions

    * Language and meaning. How are language and space related? Do we use simple schematic structures across different cognitive domain?

    * Visual, spatial and temporal processing. How does the brain direct attention in and to space and time? How do these processes influence consciousness?

    * Visual aesthetics. Do fundamental principles drive visual aesthetics?

    * Neuroethics. What ethical dilemmas arise from advances in clinical and basic neurosciences?

    * Detailed investigation of rare or unique cases. How is it possible for a person to think that their limb has become "alien" as it performs purposeful acts without apparent volition? Why should a patient find it is easier to write and read mirrored than normally written words?

 
 
Email Anjan Chatterjee: anjan[at]mail.med.upenn.edu
 
Contact Anjan Chatterjee: (215) 662-4265