Phillip E. Gander, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Department
Radiology
Neurology
Biography

Current Positions

  • Research Assistant Professor - Radiology
  • Research Assistant Professor - Neurosurgery

Education

  • PhD, Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  • BA (Hon), Cognitive Science and Psychology, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada

Research Concentration

Dr. Gander is director of the Multimodal Imaging in Neurological Disorders lab which investigates physiological processes for cognition and health in normal and abnormal conditions. The lab uses neuroimaging (PET, MRI/fMRI, EEG/ECoG) and brain stimulation to investigate mechanisms involved in human disorders, such as tinnitus, misophonia, hearing loss, Alzheimer's dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injury.

Research areas
  • Systems neuroscience
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Clinical neuroscience
  • Brain trauma
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Neurodegenerative disorders
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Hearing loss
  • Auditory neuroscience
  • Learning
  • Memory
  • Motor
  • Neuroimaging
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Sensory abnormalities
  • Multiple sclerosis