I am a clinical assistant professor and senior research scientist in the Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory (HBNL) at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University at Brooklyn, NY, USA. The HBNL examines the temporal interactions of brain processes involved in neural networks by studying electrophysiological features such as electroencephalogram/oscillations (EEG), event related potentials (ERPs), and event related oscillations (EROs). These electrophysiological measures ("brain waves") are recorded from the human scalp as the brain responds to various information processing tasks. These oscillations consist of various frequencies such as delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma, and are helpful to understand the mechanisms of information processing and human cognition in normal as well as "abnormal" brains. Since these oscillations are highly heritable, we are also attempting to identify genes responsible for the production of those fundamental brain oscillations. We have been the pioneers in the identification and reporting of electrophysiological features as well as several genes that are aberrant in alcoholics and in individuals at risk for developing addictive and/or other externalizing disorders. I was also voluntarily involved in the teaching of signal analysis methods for the lab staff and for the psychiatric residents. During this period, my research work has been published in 3 top-tier journals in the field of alcoholism, imaging, and electrophysiology.