UW Medicine

Ellen Bakotich

Ellen Bakotich

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Ellen Bakotich is a Neuroscience PhD candidate in the Buffalo Lab, studying the neurobiological mechanisms of cognitive aging. Her thesis work investigates how normative aging affects eye movement behaviors in aged non-human primates viewing natural images. Ellen’s research aims to understand how aging influences recognition memory and eye movement viewing behaviors. This work has important implications for improving cognitive health in aging populations.