Randy Buckner

Randy Buckner is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Harvard University, where he directs the Buckner Lab. His research investigates the organization of large-scale human brain networks and their relationship to cognition, behavior, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The lab employs multimodal approaches including neuroimaging, behavioral testing, and computational modeling to examine how genetic variation influences brain architecture and contributes to conditions like Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.

Current projects focus on detecting early network dysfunction in individuals at genetic risk for neurological disorders and mapping individualized brain organization across the lifespan. Research emphasizes precision neuroimaging techniques to capture individual variability in brain structure and function, with implications for early intervention strategies.

Buckner's work spans multiple neuroscience domains including:

• Large-scale brain network organization
• Genomic influences on neural circuitry
• Precision mapping of individual neuroanatomy
• Neurodegenerative disease biomarkers
• Advanced neuroimaging methodologies

Contact: Northwest Building, Room 280.06, 52 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Email: randy_buckner@harvard.edu