Lisa Aziz-Zadeh

Expert on the brain's role in creativity, language and empathy

Associate Professor in the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Joint appointment with the Department of Psychology and the Brain and Creativity Institute at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

lazizzad@chan.usc.edu Office: (213) 821-2970

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Expertise

embodied representations, creativity and language from a social and cognitive neuroscience perspective
brain imaging techniques including functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
mirror neuron system
stroke and dyspraxia and rehabilitation techniques to improve physical functioning
the brain
creativity
language
empathy and social understanding
brain imaging, including fMRIs
stroke
dyspraxia
mirror neurons
laterality
social and cognitive neuroscience