Lisa Sarah Aziz-Zadeh
Assistant Professor
Research Topics
- non-verbal social communication
- embodied representations
- human mirror neuron system
- symbolic processing
- language
- fMRI
- TMS
Research Overview
I study embodied representations, creativity and language from a cognitive neuroscience perspective, using techniques including functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).Contact Information
- Web Site:
- reearch home page
- E-mail:
- lazizzad@usc.edu
- Mailing Address:
- University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520 - Office Location:
- Hedco B20
- Office Phone:
- (213) 821-2970
- Lab Location:
- Brain and Creativity Institute
- Fax:
- (213) 821-3099
Education
- PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
- Post-doctoral training, University of Parma, Italy
- Post-doctoral training, University of California, Berkeley
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Selected Publications
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Aziz-Zadeh L, Kaplan JT, Iacoboni M. (2008) "Aha!": The neural correlates of verbal insight solutions. Hum Brain Mapp. (In press). -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Damasio A. (2008) Embodied semantics for actions: Findings from functional brain imaging. J Physiol Paris. 102(1-3):35-39. -PubMed
Gazzola V, Aziz-Zadeh L, Keysers C. (2006) Empathy and the somatotopic auditory mirror system in humans. Curr Biol. Sep 19;16(18):1824-1829. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Wilson SM, Rizzolatti G, Iacoboni M. (2006) Congruent embodied representations for visually presented actions and linguistic phrases describing actions. Curr Biol. Sep 19;16(18):1818-1823. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Koski L, Zaidel E, Mazziotta J, Iacoboni M. (2006) Lateralization of the human mirror neuron system. J Neurosci. Mar 15;26(11):2964-2970. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Iacoboni M, Zaidel E. (2006) Hemispheric sensitivity to body stimuli in simple reaction time. Exp Brain Res. Mar;170(1):116-121. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Cattaneo L, Rochat M, Rizzolatti G. (2005) Covert speech arrest induced by rTMS over both motor and nonmotor left hemisphere frontal sites. J Cogn Neurosci. Jun;17(6):928-938. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Iacoboni M, Zaidel E, Wilson S, Mazziotta J. (2004) Left hemisphere motor facilitation in response to manual action sounds. Eur J Neurosci. May;19(9):2609-2612. -PubMed
Aziz-Zadeh L, Maeda F, Zaidel E, Mazziotta J, Iacoboni M. (2002) Lateralization in motor facilitation during action observation: a TMS study. Exp Brain Res. May;144(1):127-131. -PubMed