Evelina Fedorenko

Dr. Fedorenko is a cognitive neuroscientist who studies the human language system and its relationship with other systems. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in 2002, and her PhD from MIT in 2007. She was then awarded a K99R00 Pathway to Independence Career Development Award from NIH. In 2014, she joined the faculty at MGH/HMS, and in 2019 she returned to MIT where she is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and a member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Dr. Fedorenko uses fMRI, intracranial recordings and stimulation, EEG, MEG, and computational modeling, to study adults and children, including those with developmental and acquired brain disorders, and otherwise atypical brains.