Research
Adolescent brain development
Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Neuroscience IDP
- Psychology
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Member, Brain Research Institute
Biography
Dr. Galván’s work is broadly focused on identifying key neural circuits that are disrupted in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. She uses magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and behavioral methods to address questions regarding typical and atypical brain development.
Most recently, she has focused her efforts on elucidating neural correlates of cognitive control and inhibition in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Tic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder.
Publications
- Rad, LM, Hughes, KR, Wheeler, SN, Decker, JT, Orbach, SM, Galvan, A et al.. Engineered immunological niche directs therapeutic development in models of progressive multiple sclerosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025;122 (7):e2409852122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2409852122. PubMed PMID:39937858 PubMed Central PMC11848328.
- Galvan, AR, Green, CM, Hooe, SL, Oktay, E, Thakur, M, Díaz, SA et al.. Design and Characterization of a Gene-Encoding DNA Nanoparticle in a Cell-Free Transcription-Translation System. ACS Appl Nano Mater. 2024;7 (11):12891-12902. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01456. PubMed PMID:39830902 PubMed Central PMC11741557.
- Baker, AE, Galván, A, Fuligni, AJ. The connecting brain in context: How adolescent plasticity supports learning and development. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2025;71 :101486. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101486. PubMed PMID:39631105 PubMed Central PMC11653146.
- de Moura Gomes, A, L Petkau, T, J Korecki, A, Fornes, O, Galvan, A, Lu, G et al.. New MiniPromoter Ple389 (ADORA2A) drives selective expression in medium spiny neurons in mice and non-human primates. Sci Rep. 2024;14 (1):28194. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79004-y. PubMed PMID:39548191 PubMed Central PMC11568231.
- Heffernan, KS, Martinez, I, Jaeger, D, Khakh, BS, Smith, Y, Galvan, A et al.. Scaled Complexity of Mammalian Astrocytes: Insights From Mouse and Macaque. J Comp Neurol. 2024;532 (8):e25665. doi: 10.1002/cne.25665. PubMed PMID:39235147 PubMed Central PMC11378921.