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Gregory Cogan

Assistant Professor in Neurology
Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep
200 Trent Drive, Duke South BL, Box 3807, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Human electrophysiology (ECoG, µECoG, EEG, MEG), speech perception, speech production, working memory, sensory-motor integration, neuronal speech representations, language processing, relation between neuroscience and cognition, neuronal networks, neural decoding, epilepsy

Selected Grants


Neurocognitive mechanisms of control over cognitive stability and flexibility

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2023 - 2028

The overlap of speech production and verbal working memory

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders · 2022 - 2027

A Wireless µECoG Prosthesis for Speech

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026

Advancing Epilepsy Diagnosis with Flexible, High-Resolution Thin-Film Electrodes

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by NYU Langone Medical Center · 2022 - 2025

Next-Generation Wireless Intracranial Electrode Arrays for Post-traumatic Epilepsy

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2021 - 2025

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Decoding of Speech for Neural Prostheses Using High-density Electrocorticography and Machine Learning · 2020 - 2021 PI · Awarded by: DIBS Incubator Award · $100,000.00
Next-Generation SEEG Electrode Arrays for Epilepsy · 2020 - 2021 Co-I · Awarded by: CTSI · $150,000.00
Next-Generation Electrode Arrays for Recording and Modulation in the Brain · 2018 - 2019 Co-I · Awarded by: CTSI · $150,000.00