Beatriz Luna

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  • Luna, B., Minshew, N. J., Garver, K. E., Lazar, N. A., Thulborn, K. R., Eddy, W. F., & Sweeney, J. A. (2002). Neocortical system abnormalities in autism: an fMRI study of spatial working memory. Neurology, 59(6), 834-840.
  • Luna, B., Padmanabhan, A., & O’Hearn, K. (2010). What has fMRI told us about the development of cognitive control through adolescence? Brain and cognition, 72(1), 101-113.
  • Luna, B., & Sweeney, J. A. (2004). The emergence of collaborative brain function: fMRI studies of the development of response inhibition. In R. E. Dahl & L. P. Spear (Eds.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences: Vol. 1021. Adolescent brain development: Vulnerabilities and opportunities (p. 296–309). New York Academy of Sciences.
  • Luna, B., Thulborn, K. R., Munoz, D. P., Merriam, E. P., Garver, K. E., Minshew, N. J., ... & Sweeney, J. A. (2001). Maturation of widely distributed brain function subserves cognitive development. Neuroimage, 13(5), 786-793.
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    Beatriz Luna
    Occupation(s)Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology
    AwardsWPIC Emerging Mentor Award (2010)

    Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (2005)

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    NIMH Research Career Award (K01) (1999)

    NARSAD Young Investigator Award (1997)
    Academic background
    Alma mater University of Pittsburgh