Gabriele Gratton

Gabriele Gratton is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and serves as a Theme Lead at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. With over 178 research outputs, Gratton has established a distinguished career in cognitive neuroscience with a focus on brain function, aging, and neuroimaging techniques.

Gratton's research interests center around brain function and activity, particularly using Event-related Optical Signal (EROS) and other neuroimaging methods. Key areas include optical imaging, aging effects on cognition, event-related brain potentials, and cerebrovascular health. Much of their work investigates how vascular health, fitness, and aging interact to affect brain structure and cognitive performance across the lifespan.

The research portfolio shows a strong trend toward multimodal neuroimaging approaches, with recent work focusing on trimodal brain imaging techniques that simultaneously investigate human brain function. There's also significant emphasis on understanding how physical activity and fitness impact cognitive aging, white matter integrity, and cerebrovascular health.

• Association for Psychological Science Fellow (2006)
• Foundation of Augmented Cognition Award (2005)
• President of Society for Psychophysiological Research (2009)
• SPR Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology (2019)
• SPR Early Career Award (1997)

Gratton has received extensive recognition for their work, with publications being picked up by news outlets and shared across social media platforms. Their research has been referenced by numerous scholars, with several papers accumulating significant reader attention on academic platforms like Mendeley. Much of this work is conducted through the Beckman Institute, where Gratton leads research themes focused on advanced brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience.