William C Heindel

William C. Heindel is a Professor of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences at Brown University and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1980) and a Ph.D. in Neurosciences from the University of California, San Diego (1989). His research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, particularly the neural mechanisms underlying memory, attention, and perception in both healthy individuals and those with neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. He has been funded by NIH grants and the Falk Medical Research Trust, among others.

Heindel's research interests include the perceptual basis of semantic memory, neuropsychological substrates of category learning, and the role of arousal and attention in Alzheimer's disease. He collaborates with researchers in neurology, biostatistics, and psychiatry. His teaching includes courses on cognitive neuropsychology, memory, and research methods.

His recent work explores sensory integration deficits in preclinical Alzheimer's, EEG markers of cognitive decline, and driving performance in older adults. He has published extensively in journals like Neuropsychologia, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and Cortex.