Andy jeesu kim Ph.D. 

Postdoctoral Scholar

National Institute on Aging F32 Fellow (F32-AG076298)

University of Southern California

Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

andyk@usc.edu

I received my Ph.D. in 2021 through the interdisciplinary Neuroscience program at Texas A&M University, where the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences served as my home department with advisor Brian A. Anderson. I am currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California with advisor Mara Mather. Supported by an F32 NRSA postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute on Aging, I have expanded my research program on understanding the networks of affective attention to the domains of aging and Alzheimer’s disease. As a cognitive neuroscientist, my research investigates how neuromodulatory systems modulate emotion and attention processes, and how these mechanisms change across the adult lifespan. My overarching goal is to map the lifespan trajectory of neuromodulatory systems to determine how their functional dynamics change with age and whether alterations in midlife predict risk for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. I adopt a multimodal approach combining behavioral psychophysics, eye tracking, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and ultra-high field imaging to capture the high temporal and spatial resolution required to study small brainstem nuclei and link them to behavior.

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Keywords: Locus Coeruleus; Attention; Emotion; Aging; Arousal
Journal Reviewer

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Cognition

Cognition & Emotion

Current Biology

Emotion

Emotion Review

European Journal of Neuroscience

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

NeuroImage

Neuropsychology

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Psychological Research

Psychology & Aging

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Scientific Reports

Social Psychological Bulletin

External Grant Reviewer

U.S. National Science Foundation        

Swiss National Science Foundation (joint reviewer)