Neuroscientist, neuropsychologist, researcher, author and educator
Dr. Kolb combines neuroscience and psychology to examine the critical interplay between experiences, neuron changes and behaviour. His research has focused on the cerebral cortex and how neurons change in response to experiences, drugs, hormones and injury, which in turn affect behaviour. In discovering factors affecting the cerebral cortex in an embryo and during the early years of development, he and his research team were able to plot strategies for improving recovery from early brain injury and precautions for pregnant mothers. His research has spurred new treatments to help patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, stroke, or afflicted by drug abuse or head injuries.
