Research Interests
Monica Fabiani's research interests are in the cognitive neuroscience of human memory and aging, as well as in the development of tools for the non-invasive mapping of human brain function. As is typical of the cognitive neuroscience approach, her research involves the integration of data from different domains, including behavioral responses, neuropsychological tests, and brain anatomy and function (event-related brain potentials, or ERPs; structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI; and optical imaging, including near infrared spectroscopy, or NIRS, and a new technique developed by Gabriele Gratton (CNS Group) and Fabiani, the event-related optical signals, or EROS).
Fabiani's current research encompasses several interconnected lines: (1) Research on the neurophysiological and psychological bases of sensory and working memory in normal aging , with particular reference to frontal lobe/executive function and individual differences among younger and older adults; (2) an extension of this research to the effects of alcohol on executive function ; (3) research on the development of a new non-invasive optical brain imaging method (the event-related optical signal * EROS) and its integration with currently existing methods; and (4) research on the application of optical methods (EROS and near-infrared spectroscopy * NIRS) to issues of aging research, with emphasis on neurovascular coupling.
Education
Biological Psychology / Cognitive Neuroscience, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Psychology
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Gatzke-Kopp, L., Karayanidis, F., Bartholow, B. D., Fabiani, M., Hess, U., Hazlett, E. A., Larson, C. L., McTeague, L., Moser, J., Page-Gould, E., Sass, S., Silton, R., Ullsperger, M., Weinberg, A., Wieser, M., & Yee-Bradbury, C. (2020). SPR statement on racial justice. Psychophysiology, 57(8), [e13634]. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13634
Gratton, G., Weaver, S. R., Burley, C. V., Low, K. A., Maclin, E. L., Johns, P. W., Pham, Q. S., Lucas, S. J. E., Fabiani, M., & Rendeiro, C. (2020). Dietary flavanols improve cerebral cortical oxygenation and cognition in healthy adults. Scientific reports, 10(1), [19409]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76160-9
Gratton, C., Dworetsky, A., Coalson, R. S., Adeyemo, B., Laumann, T. O., Wig, G. S., Kong, T. S., Gratton, G., Fabiani, M., Barch, D. M., Tranel, D., Miranda-Dominguez, O., Fair, D. A., Dosenbach, N. U. F., Snyder, A. Z., Perlmutter, J. S., Petersen, S. E., & Campbell, M. C. (2020). Removal of high frequency contamination from motion estimates in single-band fMRI saves data without biasing functional connectivity. NeuroImage, 217, [116866]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116866
Katsumi, Y., Dolcos, S., Dixon, R. A., Fabiani, M., Stine-Morrow, E. A. L., & Dolcos, F. (2020). Immediate and long-term effects of emotional suppression in aging: A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation. Psychology and aging, 35(5), 676-696. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000437
Keil, A., Gatzke-Kopp, L. M., Horváth, J., Jennings, J. R., & Fabiani, M. (2020). A registered report format for Psychophysiology. Psychophysiology, 57(10), [e13663]. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13663