Barry S. Oken, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
  • Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine
  • Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
  • Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine
  • Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Oken has been a clinician and researcher in the fields of behavioral neurology and cognitive neuroscience for over 30 years. He is a professor at OHSU in the departments of Neurology and Behavioral Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering. Since 2000 he has also been the associate director of the NIA-funded OHSU Oregon Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Cognitive change with aging has been a significant focus of his research career. For the last 15 years he has also had a focus on mind-body medicine and stress-related cognitive changes, including investigations assessing yoga, mindfulness meditation, placebo effects, and stress effects. Dr. Oken has directed two NCCIH-funded center grants focused on mind-body medicine, aging and cognition.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 1978, Medical College of Wisconsin
    • Ph.D., 2016, Portland State University (Systems Science)

  • Residency

    • Neurology-Boston University Medical Center, Boston

  • Fellowship

    • Electroencephalography and evoked potentials - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Memberships and associations:

  • Neurology, 1985

Publications

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Publications