Michael Halassa

 


Neuroscientist | Psychiatrist | Cognitive Researcher

Dr. Michael Halassa is a distinguished neuroscientist and psychiatrist based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, specializing in cognitive flexibility and schizophrenia research. He is a Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at Tufts University, where he leads groundbreaking research on the neural mechanisms of cognitive control. Dr. Halassa earned his MD from the University of Jordan and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania before completing postdoctoral training at MIT and a psychiatry residency at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on how the brain generates thoughts and action plans using internal models, with a particular emphasis on the thalamus in task-relevant cortical dynamics. Previously, he held faculty positions at MIT and NYU. Recognized for his contributions, he has received prestigious awards such as the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and the Paul Allen Institute Next Generation Leader Award. His work is widely published, with over 10,000 citations, and he has secured major funding from institutions like NIH, Pew, and the Human Frontiers Science Program. As a board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Halassa also specializes in schizophrenia treatment, developing innovative approaches to measure and address cognitive abnormalities in patients.

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