My interest in understanding brain mechanisms of voluntary movement and motor learning began during graduate studies at the University of Rochester and continued during post-doctoral studies at the National Institute of Mental Health, working with Edward Evarts.
I joined the Neuroscience enterprise at Brown in 1989, where I currently serve as Professor of Neuroscience and Director of MRI Research for Brown University. From 1997-to 2000, I directed the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory at Foundation Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
I have served on numerous panels that have reviewed grant proposals, including the NIH, Welcome Trust, Human Frontiers Program, and the Italian Space Agency. I have or currently serve on the editorial boards of major neuroscience journals, including the Journal of Neuroscience, Neuroscience, NeuroImage, and Experimental Brain Research. I have published 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and other fora.
He is also working as Principal Investigator of Center for Central Nervous System Function, Rhode Island