Dr. Gazzaley is the founding director of the Neuroscience Imaging Center at UCSF, an Associate Professor in Neurology, Physiology & Psychiatry. His lab studies neural mechanisms of perception, attention & memory, with an emphasis on the impact of distraction & multitasking on these abilities. A major accomplishment of his research has been to expand our understanding of alterations in the aging brain that lead to cognitive decline. His most recent studies explore how we may enhance our cognitive abilities, and/or prevent them from declining in various neuropsychiatric conditions, and he is a pre-eminent thought-leader on the use of interactive environments (including video games) to achieve cognitive enhancement. He has authored >70 scientific articles, delivered >250 invited presentations around the world, and his research & perspectives have been profiled in high-impact media, including The NY Times, WSJ, TIME, CNN, PBS, NPR, and NBC.