Not accepting this cycle for Fall 2027. Read from the program’s own page on 2026-09-21.

Research interests

Quoted or closely paraphrased from Mara Mather’s own university page, read 2026-08-11. Never inferred from a publication list and never taken from search results.

• Autonomic nervous system and brain aging
• Locus coeruleus function in aging and Alzheimer's disease
• Parasympathetic activity and deep sleep
• Emotion's effects on attention, memory, and decisions
• Physiological interventions to slow brain aging

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