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                    [summary] => Ronald Cohen is an active researcher in clinical and cognitive neuroscience with over 100 publications. He has authored the book Neuropsychology of Attention, and co-authored a book on Vascular Dementia. His research interests include the study of brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning.  His clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function.
                    [bio] => Ronald Cohen, PhD, is an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital and director of neuropsychology at The Miriam Hospital.  Cohen is an active researcher in clinical and cognitive neuroscience with over 50 publications. He has authored the book Neuropsychology of Attention. His research interests include the study of brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning.  His clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function.  Cohen is actively involved in the training of interns and postdoctoral fellows within the Centers.
                    [interests] => Ronald Cohen's research interests are brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning. Research has focused on interface between attentional systems of the brain and emotional/motivational systems. Specific focus on the role of the anterior cingulate cortex for intentional processes and in the modulation of stress. <br />
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Clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. He has conducted numerous studies of brain dysfunction associated with HIV. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function on reward and attention systems of the brain in the context of smoking behavior.<br />
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Over the past decade, Cohen's research has increasingly focused on the use of brain imaging methods to study the questions discussed above. This includes studies that employ functional MRI, diffusion tensor MRI, MR spectroscopy, and brain morphometry methods.
                    [fresearch] => PENDING<br />
1.&#9;"Age Effects on HIV-Associated Brain Dysfunction"<br />
&#9;PI<br />
&#9;National Institutes of Health (NIH)<br />
&#9;7/1/06-6/30/11<br />
&#9;First Year Directs: $268,952<br />
&#9;<br />
2.&#9; "Cognitive Effects of Bariatric Surgery"<br />
&#9;PI: John Gunstad, Ph.D.<br />
&#9;National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/ Subcontract from Kent State<br />
&#9;12/1/06-11/30/10<br />
&#9;First Year Directs: $18,123<br />
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ACTIVE<br />
1.&#9;National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) $23,269<br />
&#9;(Brad Navia, PI)  &#9;<br />
&#9;5/31/05-6/1/10<br />
&#9; "Proton MRS studies of cerebral injury in HIV infection" <br />
<br />
2.&#9;National Cancer Institute (NCI) P50 CA84719-05&#9; $1,406,084<br />
&#9;9/30/04-9/29/09&#9;<br />
 "Nicotine Dependence: Phenotype, Endophenotype & Contexts"<br />
Project 2 goal is to understand the genetic and brain bases of nicotine craving<br />
<br />
3.&#9;National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 4 RO1  $124,314<br />
&#9;(Mark Aloia, PhD, PI)&#9;&#9;<br />
&#9;7/01/04-06/30/08<br />
&#9;"Subcortical hyperintensities in sleep apnea syndrome"<br />
&#9;The study goal is to better understand the relationship of subcortical brain changes to sleep apnea and specific vascular risk factors. Dr. Cohen oversees brain morphometry analyses of SH.<br />
&#9;<br />
4.&#9;National Institute of Aging (NIA) U01 AG10483&#9;$55,700&#9;<br />
&#9;(Brian Ott, PI)<br />
&#9;3/21/03 &#150; 8/31/06<br />
&#9;"A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Simavastin to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease &#187;<br />
&#9;This multi-center trial is designed to test the effects of statin, a cholesterol lowering drug in the treatment of AD.  The rationale is that such intervention may slow the rate of disease progression.<br />
&#9;<br />
5.&#9;NIA Protocol 40-VN&#9;$94,250<br />
&#9; (Brian Ott, PI)&#9;<br />
&#9;7/1/03-6/30/06&#9;<br />
"A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Valproate to Attentuate the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease"<br />
<br />
6.&#9;NIA 6 R01 AG017975-05 (Ronald Cohen, PI)&#9;$250,000<br />
&#9;6/15/00-5/31/06&#9;<br />
&#9;"Heart Disease, CNS Dysfunction & Outcome in the Elderly"<br />
&#9;The project goal is to better understand the effects of specific vascular  factors on the development of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, & neurocognitive dysfunction, and to determine how such changes effect clinical outcome, health status, and quality of life over time<br />
&#9;<br />
PREVIOUS<br />
1.&#9;NIA RO1   $1,250,000<br />
&#9;2000-2004<br />
&#9;Neurocognitive effects of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. <br />
<br />
2.&#9;National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) (ISTART grant)  $100,000.<br />
&#9;Co-Investigator, (Tara White, PI)<br />
&#9;An fMRI study of cocaine effects on impulsivity.  <br />
<br />
3.&#9;National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Supplemental developmental grant to the Brown University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Supplement  $60,000<br />
&#9;(CFAR: PI-Charles Carpenter, MD)<br />
&#9;2001-2002<br />
&#9;HAART adherence and neurocognitive functioning among HIV-infected elderly.<br />
<br />
4.&#9;NIH  $60,000<br />
&#9;Co-Investigator<br />
&#9;2000-2001<br />
&#9;Alzheimer's Disease  Cooperative Study: A multicenter trial of rofecoxib and naproxen in Alzheimer's Disease<br />
<br />
5.&#9;Interneuron Pharmaceutical Corp. IP302-012  $198,000<br />
&#9;1997-2000<br />
&#9;The effects of citicolinee in the treatment of vascular dementia
                    [awards] => Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology<br />
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
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American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology<br />
Americal Board of Professional Psychology<br />
International Neuropsychological Society<br />
American Neuropsychiatric Association<br />
Society for Neuroscience<br />
National Institute of Health, Behavioral Medicine Interventions and Outcomes (BMIO) Institutional Review Group
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      Ronald Cohen is an active researcher in clinical and cognitive neuroscience with over 100 publications. He has authored the book Neuropsychology of Attention, and co-authored a book on Vascular Dementia. His research interests include the study of brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning.  His clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function.      </p>
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	<p><strong>Overview</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:set_html('','/research/profile_myresearch.php?id=1100923894','researcher-pages');">Research</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:set_html('','/research/profile_grants.php?id=1100923894','researcher-pages');">Grants/Awards</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:set_html('','/research/profile_publications.php?id=1100923894','researcher-pages');">Publications</a></p><p><img src="/images/subhead/biography.gif" alt="Biography" width="225" height="16" style="padding-top:10px;"></p><p>Ronald Cohen, PhD, is an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital and director of neuropsychology at The Miriam Hospital.  Cohen is an active researcher in clinical and cognitive neuroscience with over 50 publications. He has authored the book Neuropsychology of Attention. His research interests include the study of brain-behavior relationships, particularly with respect to attention, timing, and executive functioning.  His clinical research interests include the neural bases of violence, cardiovascular disease influences on neurocognitive functioning, and Alzheimer's and related dementia. Recent work has been initiated to examine neurobehavioral effects of brain nicotinic function.  Cohen is actively involved in the training of interns and postdoctoral fellows within the Centers.</p><p><img src="/images/subhead/curriculumvitae.gif" alt="Curricum Vitae" width="225" height="16" style="padding-top:10px;"></p><p><a href="/pdf/1100923894.pdf?nocache=524167577">Download Ronald Cohen's Curriculum Vitae in PDF Format</a></p></div>
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    <p>RONALD COHEN, PHD, ABPP, ABCN<br />Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior<br />Psychiatry & Human Behavior<br />Phone: +1 401 793 8787<br />Phone 2: +1 401 793 8787<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:Ronald_Cohen@Brown.EDU">Ronald_Cohen@Brown.EDU</a></p>Ronald Cohen's Brown Research URL:<br />
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