Neuroscience of Consciousness, Choice, and Computation: Sub-second Measurements of Dopamine during Awake Behavior and Cognition in Humans
BIO
Kenneth T. Kishida, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized neuroscientist, Professor of Biology, and the Inaugural Boswell Presidential Chair in Neuroscience and Society at Wake Forest University. He earned his doctorate in neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and trained as a postdoctoral fellow with P. Read Montague, Ph.D., where he helped establish the field of computational psychiatry and advanced methods for human neuroimaging and voltammetry.
At Wake Forest, Dr. Kishida’s group has pioneered techniques for sub- second monitoring of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine in
awake humans undergoing neurosurgery, providing unique insights into the neurochemical basis of learning, decision-making, and mood. His research program has been supported by the NIH, NSF, Wellcome Trust, and UK Research and Innovation, and has yielded landmark publications in Science Advances, Neuron, Nature Human Behavior, and PNAS. His contributions to translational neuroscience have been recognized with the Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar Award, multiple Research Excellence Awards, and his appointment as the inaugural Boswell Presidential Chair. Dr. Kishida also leads initiatives in diversity and inclusion, serves as a frequent reviewer for NIH, NSF, and UKRI panels, and has trained a new generation of neuroscientists whose work has garnered national fellowships and awards.
