- Biology & Life
The Biology of Memory
In this course, Professor Alberini will walk you through some of her lab’s research into the processes involved in forming, storing, and retrieving memories; the systems in the brain responsible for these processes; and the cellular mechanisms that underlie these processes. You’ll also be exposed, and have a chance to explore, many of the open questions in this field.
Cristina Alberini
Cristina Maria Alberini is a neuroscientist who studies the biological mechanisms of long-term memory. She is a Professor in Neuroscience at the Center for Neural Science in New York University, and adjunct professor at the Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Structural and Chemical Biology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Her research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the stabilization, storage, and consolidation of long-term memories. Another part of her research involved the study of memory retrieval and reconsolidation.
In 2017 she was elected to the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and awarded the Lombardy Region Rosa Camuna Award in 2019. In 2022 she was appointed as a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.