Brian Wandell

Brian Wandell is the Isaac and Madeline Stein Family Professor at Stanford University, where he is currently Chair of the Psychology Department.

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His work in visual neuroscience uses both functional MRI and computational modeling to understand the action of the visual portions of the brain. His laboratory has worked to develop methods for identifying and mapping human visual cortex. Recently, he and members of the laboratory have measured the reorganization of brain function during human development and following brain injury.

The Wandell lab is also studying human brain development. Specifically, they are measuring the signals in visual cortex in children, aged 8-12, as they become skilled readers. He and his group are hoping to understand how visual signals must develop to permit rapid, skilled reading. This work includes an array of techniques, including functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), anatomical imaging, and behavioral testing.

Wandell authored the vision science textbook Foundations of Vision. Wandell has won various academic honors, and he was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2003.