Dr. Emery Brown

Associate Professor

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Biography

Emery N. Brown is the Edward Hood Professor of Medical Engineering and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his B.A. (magna cum laude) in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College, his M.A. and Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University, and his M.D. (magna cum laude) from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on neural signal processing algorithms and has made significant contributions to understanding how anesthetics act on the brain to produce states of general anesthesia. His work has developed statistical methods for analyzing neuroscience data, particularly in the context of fMRI and neural activity during learning and memory tasks. Dr. Brown is involved in research collaborations across institutions, and he has served on various advisory panels, including the NIH BRAIN Initiative Working Group. He has received notable awards such as the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award and the Transformative Research Award.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Director

2010-01-01 — Present

IMES • Cambridge, MA

Associate Director at the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science.

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA

Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Health Sciences Technology.

Practicing Anesthesiologist

— Present

Massachusetts General Hospital • Boston, MA

Practicing anesthesiologist, focusing on patient care and research.

Awards

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NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

2011-01-01
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NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award

2011-01-01
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Jerome Sacks Award

2011-01-01

Courses

Statistics for Brain and Cognitive Science Statistics for Neuroscience Research Topics in Neural Signal Processing Neural Coding and Perception of Sound