DYNAMIC IMAGING OF

COGNITION AND NEUROMODULATION

(DICoN) LABORATORY

Image of Dr. Tony Wilson of IHN with OPM
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Tony W. Wilson

The Dynamic Imaging of Cognition and Neuromodulation Laboratory, also known as DICoN Lab, is led by Dr. Tony Wilson. The DICoN Lab uses dynamic functional neuroimaging and high-resolution structural MRI to understand how electrical activity in populations of neurons gives rise to normal and aberrant cognitive processes. Specifically, the team uses magnetoencephalographic (MEG) imaging to map the millisecond-level neural dynamics serving attention, motor control, and high-order processing, and uses computational neuroanatomical techniques on high-resolution structural MRI data to quantify the structural circuitry supporting these dynamics. Populations of major interest to the laboratory include healthy children and adolescents, youth exposed to trauma, and those who use illicit substances. The laboratory also has a section focusing on healthy and pathological aging in adults, as well as adults with HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, and those who use illicit substances. Finally, the laboratory has a rich history of combining neuromodulatory methods (e.g., transcranial electrical stimulation) with functional neuroimaging and has a section devoted to this emerging research area.  

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  • The role of pubertal hormones in pediatric brain development

  • Impact of trauma on brain and emotional development

  • Substance use, especially cannabis, alcohol, and methamphetamine

  • Healthy and pathological aging

  • Cognitive decline

  • Precise dosing and targeting of brain stimulation

  • Nathan Petro

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

  • Ilenia Salsano

    POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

  • Kellen McDonald

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Maggie Rempe

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Mikki Schantell

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Jake Son

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Thomas Ward

    GRADUATE STUDENT

  • Hannah Okelberry

    RESEARCH COORDINATOR

  • Ryan Glesinger

    RESEARCH STUDY COORDINATOR

  • Hua Bai

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Madison Bravo

    Research Assistant

  • Anna Coutant

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Jesse Derby

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Sarah Dietz

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Grace Ende

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Tara Erker

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Grant Garrison

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Megan Hall

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Lucy Horne

    Lucy Horne

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Jenny Huang

    RESARCH ASSISTAN

  • Jason John

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Kennedy Kress

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Aubrie Petts

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Danielle Rice

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Erica Steiner

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT

  • Lauren Webert

    RESEARCH ASSISTANT