Tamar Kolodny

I'm interested in bridging the gap between brain and behavior in neurodevelopmental conditions: to uncover the neural mechanisms that give rise to individuals’ behavioral phenotype, and to pave the path towards evidence-based biomarkers and treatments.

My current research focuses on hierarchical cortical pathways in autism and in ADHD, based upon the idea that dynamic feedback interactions between stages of processing may be the key to understanding complex behavior and its disruption.

I use a diverse set of experimental tools in my research: dimensional behavioral phenotyping, psychophysics, cognitive and neuropsychological tasks, eye tracking, computational modeling, and various imaging techniques (EEG, fMRI, diffusion MRI, and MR spectroscopy).

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Are attention and cognitive control altered by fMRI scanner environment? Evidence from Go/No-go tasks in ADHD

It is widely assumed that cognitive processes studied in fMRI are equivalent to cognitive processes engaged in the same experimental …

Concentrations of cortical GABA and glutamate in young adults with autism spectrum disorder

The balance of excitation and inhibition in neural circuits is hypothesized to be increased in autism spectrum disorder, possibly …

Fronto-parietal engagement in response inhibition is inversely scaled with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom severity

Background: Impaired response inhibition is one of the most consistent findings in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). …

Late fMRI response components are altered in autism spectrum disorder

Disrupted cortical neural inhibition has been hypothesized to be a primary contributor to the pathophysiology of autism spectrum …

Response dissociation in hierarchical cortical circuits: a unique feature of autism spectrum disorder

A prominent hypothesis regarding the pathophysiology of autism is that an increase in the balance between neural excitation and …