David Leopold
Chief
Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging
National Institute of Mental Health NCNP
Japan
Biography
Dr. Leopold attained a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 1991. After receiving his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Baylor College of Medicine in 1997, he conducted postdoctoral work at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany. Dr. Leopold arrived at the NIH in 2004 to establish his own research laboratory and to head a core facility for brain imaging in nonhuman primates.  He is now a Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section on Cognitive Neurophysiology and Imaging in the Laboratory of Neuropsychology in the National Institute of Mental Health.  He is also the Director of the Neurophysiology Imaging Facility, a joint core facility sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Eye Institute.
Research Interest
neurophysiological mechanisms
