Margaret Livingstone

Marge Livingstone, Ph.D.

Takeda Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

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Margaret Livingstone, PhD

Takeda Professor of Neurobiology
Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Email: margaret_livingstone@hms.harvard.edu
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The Aim

The Livingstone Lab studies how we learn to recognize faces, objects, and scenes, with a focus on visual development.

The Impact

The Livingstone Lab studies how the brain develops the ability to recognize and differentiate between objects we see in everyday life, including faces, cars, and animals. Certain brain cells become specialized for these tasks based on our experiences. By understanding how these areas of the brain develop and function, this research can help explain why some people have difficulty recognizing forms and images, such as is the case with dyslexia and face blindness. This knowledge could lead to better support for people with vision or learning difficulties, and could improve diagnosis or treatment for related disorders.

A Closer Look

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Cavitation-enhanced nonthermal ablation in deep brain targets: feasibility in a large animal model.
Authors: Authors: Arvanitis CD, Vykhodtseva N, Jolesz F, Livingstone M, McDannold N.
J Neurosurg
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Automated chair-training of rhesus macaques.
Authors: Authors: Ponce CR, Genecin MP, Perez-Melara G, Livingstone MS.
J Neurosci Methods
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Targeted, noninvasive blockade of cortical neuronal activity.
Authors: Authors: McDannold N, Zhang Y, Power C, Arvanitis CD, Vykhodtseva N, Livingstone M.
Sci Rep
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Novel domain formation reveals proto-architecture in inferotemporal cortex.
Authors: Authors: Srihasam K, Vincent JL, Livingstone MS.
Nat Neurosci
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Symbol addition by monkeys provides evidence for normalized quantity coding.
Authors: Authors: Livingstone MS, Pettine WW, Srihasam K, Moore B, Morocz IA, Lee D.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Combined ultrasound and MR imaging to guide focused ultrasound therapies in the brain.
Authors: Authors: Arvanitis CD, Livingstone MS, McDannold N.
Phys Med Biol
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Temporary disruption of the blood-brain barrier by use of ultrasound and microbubbles: safety and efficacy evaluation in rhesus macaques.
Authors: Authors: McDannold N, Arvanitis CD, Vykhodtseva N, Livingstone MS.
Cancer Res
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Behavioral and anatomical consequences of early versus late symbol training in macaques.
Authors: Authors: Srihasam K, Mandeville JB, Morocz IA, Sullivan KJ, Livingstone MS.
Neuron
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Controlled ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier disruption using passive acoustic emissions monitoring.
Authors: Authors: Arvanitis CD, Livingstone MS, Vykhodtseva N, McDannold N.
PLoS One
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Colored halos around faces and emotion-evoked colors: a new form of synesthesia.
Authors: Authors: Ramachandran VS, Miller L, Livingstone MS, Brang D.
Neurocase
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