Brain Research Institute

Allan Wu, M.D.

Work Email Address:
allanwu@mednet.ucla.edu

Mailing Address:
UCLA Neuro
BOX 951769, A-135 RNRC
Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES

710 Westwood Plaza

UNITED STATES

Fax Number:
310-206-9819
Work Phone Number:
(310) 794-1195
310-206-6496

Department / Division Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Neurology

Member, Brain Research Institute, CTSI

Research Interest:

Investigation of the brain-behavior relationships that are responsible for the clinical expression of symptoms and signs

Dr. Wu?s primary research interest is the investigation of the brain-behavior relationships that are responsible for the clinical expression of symptoms and signs in patients affected by neurologic disorders, in particular, those patients affected by movement disorders such as Parkinson?s disease (PD). We are particularly interested in functional changes that occur in the cerebral cortex in response to subcortical dysfunction that can be probed with noninvasive techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Current projects include a study of repetitive TMS effects on mood and motor function in atypical parkinsonism; a study of the role of the motor cortex in planning discrete and continuous movements in Parkinson?s disease; studies using both fMRI and TMS to map circuits related to motor learning in stroke and Parkinson?s disease patients.

Publications:

Meister Ingo G, Wu Allan D, Deblieck Choi, Iacoboni Marco Early semantic and phonological effects on temporal- and muscle-specific motor resonance.. The European journal of neuroscience. 2012; .

Lin Chien-Ho Janice, Chiang Ming-Chang, Wu Allan D, Iacoboni Marco, Udompholkul Parima, Yazdanshenas Omid, Knowlton Barbara J Age related differences in the neural substrates of motor sequence learning after interleaved and repetitive practices.. NeuroImage. 2012; 10(1): .

Lin Chien-Ho Janice, Chiang Ming-Chang, Wu Allan D, Iacoboni Marco, Udompholkul Parima, Yazdanshenas Omid, Knowlton Barbara J Enhanced motor learning in older adults is accompanied by increased bilateral frontal and fronto-parietal connectivity.. Brain connectivity. 2012; 2(2): 56-68.

Lin Chien-Ho Janice, Chiang Ming-Chang, Knowlton Barbara J, Iacoboni Marco, Udompholkul Parima, Wu Allan D Interleaved practice enhances skill learning and the functional connectivity of fronto-parietal networks.. Human brain mapping. 2012; 222(1): .