Simon Wilton Davis

Simon Wilton Davis is an Associate Professor holding concurrent roles in Neurology, Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Pathology at Duke University. He is a member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and affiliated with multiple departments, reflecting his interdisciplinary research focus.

Education: Ph.D., Duke University (2011).

Research Interests:

• Network architecture changes in the aging brain, particularly semantic retrieval deficits
• Structural and functional connectivity in young vs. older adults
• Lateralization of semantic processing and corpus callosum's role in distributed activation
• Neuromodulation techniques like TMS for memory deficits in Alzheimer's and dystonia

Grant Trends: Focus on aging-related cognitive decline, TMS therapy for neurological disorders, and bilateral brain dynamics in dementia. Recent funders include National Institute on Aging, NSF, and Dystonia Medical Research Foundation.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed. Active in grant-driven research with 13+ projects, including spinal cord stimulation trials and memory representation studies.

Labs & Teams: Located in Bryan Research Building (DUMC Box 2900, Rm 227E) and LSRC B243Q. Collaborates widely across Duke's departments and institutions like the Center for Open Science.