
Greg Appelbaum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Duke University School of Medicine. He is a member of the Brain Stimulation Division of Psychiatry, where he directs the Human Performance Optimization lab (Opti Lab) and the Brain Stimulation Research Center. Dr. Appelbaum core member of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and is a member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences where he teaches and advises in the Neuroscience major.
Dr. Appelbaum's research interests primarily concern the brain mechanisms underlying visual cognition, how these capabilities differ among individuals, and how they can be improved through behavioral, neurofeedback, and neuromodulation interventions. Within the field of cognitive neuroscience, his research has addressed visual perception, sensorimotor function, executive function, decision-making, and learning/expertise. In this research, he has utilized a combination of behavioral psychophysics coupled with the neuroscience techniques of electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
Education and Training
- Ph.D., University of California - Irvine, 2004
In the News
- Zapping Your Brain Is DopeMarch 28, 2019
- Vision, Sensory and Motor Testing Could Predict Best Batters in BaseballJanuary 8, 2018
- Greg Appelbaum: Is March Madness good or bad for you?March 30, 2015
- Video gamers have a visual edge over non-gamersJune 14, 2013
- Duke study associates action video games with improved 'visual sensitivity' in gamersJune 12, 2013
- Video Gamers Really Do See MoreJune 11, 2013
Selected Grants
- A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Epidural Conus Medullaris Stimulation in patients with Subacute Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury to improve Pain and augment Rehabilitation
- Using network-guided TMS to ameliorate memory deficits in early Alzheimer's disease
- Identifying the Optimal Neural Target for Misophonia Interventions
- Impact of Timing, Targeting, and Brain State on rTMS of Human and Non-Human Primates
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation with enhanced focality and depth (fdTMS)
- Quiet TMS: A Low-Acoustic-Noise Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System
- Using fMRI-guided TMS to increase central executive function in older adults
- Neurophysiology and Cognitive Neuroscience (8.4): Sensorimotor Function in Elite Soldiers and Athletes
- Accurate and reliable computational dosimetry and targeting for transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Tracking Neurological Function in Warrior-Athletes: A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Studies of Attention Using Combined ERPs and fMRI