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Voyko Kavcic, Ph.D.Voyko Kavcic, Ph.D.

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Current Titles and Roles

Research Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center

Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses

  • DIP, University of Ljubljana, 1974
  • Ph.D., University of North Texas, 1997
  • Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Robert Doty,
    Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Research

  • Hemispheric asymmetries and hemispheric interactions in macaque monkey and man
  • Neuronal and perceptual mechanisms of spatial navigation in adults, elderly and Alzheimer’s patients, using behavioral, electrophysiological, and MRI methods
  • White matter changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

Societies and Certification

  • Cognitive Neuroscience Society
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Prior Work Experience

  • 1975-1979—Psychologist, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 1979-1988—Psychologist, National Disability Insurance Agency, Ljubljana, Slovenia
  • 1998-2002—Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • 2002-present—Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY