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Gagan Wig is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, with adjunct appointments in Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He directs the Wig Neuroimaging Lab, focusing on brain network connectivity across lifespan, healthy/pathological aging, and brain health disparities. His research employs structural/functional MRI, DTI, and TMS to study large-scale brain networks and their relationship to memory and attention.
Professional preparation includes:
- Post-doctoral Associate in Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine (2012)
- Post-doctoral Associate in Psychology, Harvard University (2009)
- Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College (2006)
- B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience, University of British Columbia (2001)
Research explores how brain networks change during aging and how socioeconomic status moderates these changes. His work reveals that education protects against brain network decline and that participant diversity is crucial for advancing brain aging research.
Publications focus on neuroimaging of lifespan changes, Alzheimer's biomarkers, socioeconomic impacts on brain health, and methodological innovations in network analysis. Recent work demonstrates how functional network organization supports cognition despite Alzheimer's pathology and how data quantity affects network segregation measures.
Awards include the Understanding Human Cognition Scholar Award from James S. McDonnell Foundation (2006). He has received significant funding including a $2.9M NIH grant studying socioeconomic links to Alzheimer's susceptibility and DARPA support for novel data sonification approaches.
