Leonardo Fernandino, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology, Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering; Interim Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs and Development, Department of Neurology

Locations

Neurology

Education

PhD, Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience), University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
Clinical Psychologist, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2003
Bachelor of Psychology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2001

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Biography

Specialty
Cognitive Neuroscience

Subspecialties
Semantic memory
Language comprehension
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
EEG event-related potentials
Magnetoencephalography
Encoding/decoding models
Representational similarity analysis

Training
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago, Department of Neurology, 2009-2010
Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Neurology, 2010-2015

Professional Memberships
Society for Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Organization for Human Brain Mapping
Society for the Neurobiology of Language
Association for Psychological Science
Psychonomic Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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                    Research Experience
                
                    Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Compositional semantics
Concept representation
Event-related potentials, N400
Inter-hemispheric interaction
Language
Lexical semantics
Semantic deficits
Semantics
Sentence processing

                    Methodologies and Techniques
                
                    Evoked Potentials
Functional MRI
Lateralized stimulus presentation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetoencephalography
Multivariate Analysis
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychophysics
Semantic Priming
Statistics
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

                    Leadership Positions
                
                    Member, MCW Faculty Council

                    Educational Expertise
                
                    Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Concept representation
Event-Related Potentials, N400
Language
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Philosophy of Science
Psychology, Experimental
Reaction Time
Semantics
Statistics

                    Community Partnerships
                
                    MCW BrainExpo

Research Interests

My research investigates the neural mechanisms of language processing and concept representation. I use functional brain imaging techniques (fMRI, MEG, EEG) and behavioral assessment of neurological patients and healthy participants to understand how these processes are implemented in the brain.

Current Grants

Title: Neural Representation of Lexical Concepts
Source: NIH/NIDCD
Role & Effort: PI
PI: L. Fernandino
Dates: 04/01/2024 - 03/31/2029
Direct Funds: $1,979,000 (total for all years)

Title: Brain-to-text computer interfaces as a precursor for artificial speech restoration in aphasia
Source: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role & Effort: Co-Investigator
PI: Anderson, A.J.
Dates: 07/01/2024 - 06/31/2026
Direct Funds: $250,000 (total for all years)

Title: Center for Aphasia Research and Recovery
Source: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin
Role & Effort: Co-Investigator
PI: J.R. Binder
Dates: 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
Direct Funds: $250,000 (total for all years)

Title: Decoding mental concept identities using electrocorticography
Source: NIH/NIDCD
Role & Effort: Co-Investigator
PI: W. Gross
Dates: 05/01/2023 - 04/30/2026
Direct Funds: $585,000 (total for all years)