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Daniel Z Press, MD

Associate Professor
Neurology
Contact Information
Office:   KS-0227
Phone:   617-667-0459
Fax:   617-667-7981
Email:   dpress@bidmc.harvard.edu
Address:    330 Brookline Ave; KS-0227
 Boston, MA 02215
Areas of Interest
3 Neuroscience      
Major Research Theme
My lab focuses on cognitive aspects of neurodegenerative disorders.  Our research focuses on two seperate areas, executive function and motor skill learning.  We study the neural basis for these types of learning in healthy controls and in patients with Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
External Recognition
Presenting at PriMed course for primary care.  Have presented yearly at CME course on Behavioral neurology.  Teaching HMS course on the human nervous system.
Major Collaborative Activities
Collaborating with David Alsop, PhD in radiology dept of bidmc.
Collaborating with Emilio Bizzi's lab at MIT to study procedural consolidation with TMS.
Collaborating with Bob Stickgold to look at role of sleep in procedural consolidation.
Investigator's Lab Web Site
Research Lab URL     None listed
Harvard Catalyst Site:     Press Harvard Catalyst Web Site