Brennan Jackson

Brennan received his B.S. from Northwestern University and his PhD from MIT and Harvard Medical School in the Health Science Technologies department. For his PhD, Brennan researched the development of non-invasive brain-machine interfaces. His work focused on studying the effect of gamma stimulation in humans, specifically in the setting of major neurological disorders, working between the labs of Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden.

Publications

Gamma sensory stimulation in mild Alzheimer’s dementia: An open-label extension study

Alzheimer’s & Dementia | 2025

Chan D, de Weck G, Jackson BL, Suk HJ, Milman NP, Kitchener E, Avalos VSF, Quay MJ, Aoki K, Ruiz E, Becker A, Zheng M, Philips R, Firenze R, Geigenmüller U, Hammerschlag B, Arnold S, Kivisäkk P, Brickhouse M, Touroutoglou A, Brown EN, Boyden ES, Dickerson BC, Klerman EB, Tsai LH (2025) Gamma sensory stimulation in mild Alzheimer's dementia: An open-label extension study, Alzheimer’s & Dementia 21(10):e70792.

Multisensory gamma stimulation enhances adult neurogenesis and improves cognitive function in male mice with Down Syndrome

PLoS ONE | 2025

Islam MR, Jackson B, Naomi MT, Schatz B, Tan N, Murdock M, Park DS, Amorim DR, Jiang X, Pineda SS, Adaikkan C, Fernandez Avalos V, Geigenmuller U, Firenze RM, Kellis M, Boyden ES, Tsai LH (2025) Multisensory gamma stimulation enhances adult neurogenesis and improves cognitive function in male mice with Down Syndrome, PLoS ONE 20(4):e0317428.

Gamma frequency sensory stimulation in mild probable Alzheimer’s dementia patients: Results of feasibility and pilot studies

PLoS One | 2022

Chan D, Suk HJ, Jackson BL, Milman NP, Stark D, Klerman EB, Kitchener E, Fernandez Avalos VS, de Weck G, Banerjee A, Beach SD, Blanchard J, Stearns C, Boes AD, Uitermarkt B, Gander P, Howard M 3rd, Sternberg EJ, Nieto-Castanon A, Anteraper S, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Brown EN, Boyden ES, Dickerson BC, Tsai LH (2022) Gamma frequency sensory stimulation in mild probable Alzheimer's dementia patients: Results of feasibility and pilot studies, PLoS One 17(12):e0278412.