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Roger Christopher McIntosh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on neuroimaging, stress response mechanisms, and the interplay between chronic diseases like HIV and hypertension with neurocognitive and autonomic functioning.
- Education: Not explicitly stated in provided texts
Research Interests: McIntosh's work explores neural networks underlying autonomic regulation, particularly in aging populations and those with chronic diseases. Key areas include:
- Functional MRI analysis of brain-body interactions
- Impact of immunosenescence on neuropsychiatric syndromes
- Stress-induced neuroinflammatory processes
- Emotion regulation in HIV-positive populations
- Music-evoked memory mechanisms in aging
- Central executive network modulation of stress-gut interactions
Publication Trends: Recent articles demonstrate a focus on neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, BOLD imaging) to study HIV-related neurocognitive deficits, stress response variability, and autonomic regulation across diverse populations. His work increasingly examines peripheral biomarkers (NLR, MLR) in relation to central nervous system changes.
Laboratory Affiliation: Principal investigator at the B.R.E.A.T.H. (Brain, Resilience, Embodiment, Affect, Translational Health) Lab, where his team employs advanced imaging techniques to investigate:
- Neural correlates of cardio-autonomic functioning
- Age-related changes in autonomic networks
- Translational applications for stress diagnostics
