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Erin L Rich, MD, PhD
About Me
Erin Rich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Friedman Brain Institute. She joined the faculty in 2017. Her work focuses on the neural basis of cognitive and affective processing. The laboratory uses behavioral and neurophysiological approaches to study how rewards and punishments influence cognitive processes such as learning, memory and decision-making. Erin received a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University, an MD and PhD in Neuroscience from Mount Sinai School of Medicine under the Medical Scientist Training Program. Prior to joining the faculty, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Language
English
Position
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
Research Topics
Neuroscience
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Neuroscience [NEU]
Download the CVAwards
2020
Circuit mechanisms of self-organized cognitive strategies
NIH/NIMH
2019
NARSAD Young Research Investigator Grant
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
2019
FBI Research Scholars Award
Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018
Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences
Pew Charitable Trusts
2018
Whitehall Foundation Research Grant
Whitehall Foundation
2015
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Development Award
National Institutes on Drug Abuse
2012
Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eating Disorders Research
2010
Basic Science Best Achievement Award for Paper Published in 2009
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2006
Mount Sinai Graduate School Teaching Award
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2005
Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship
National Institutes of Mental Health
2002
Audrey Butvay Gruss Science Award
2002
Benjamin Brown Scholarship
2001
Poskitt Scholarship for Biology Undergraduate
1999
Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Grant
Research
Addiction, Behavior, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, Depression, Electrophysiology, Extracellular Unit Recording, Memory, Neural Code, Neural Networks, Neurobiology, Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Systems Neuroscience
Publications
Selected Publications
- Neural populations in macaque anterior cingulate cortex encode social image identities. Joseph Simon IV, Erin L. Rich. Nature Communications
- Multiattribute Decision-making in Macaques Relies on Direct Attribute Comparisons. Aster Q. Perkins, Zachary S. Gillis, Erin L. Rich. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
- Stimulating social interest: The translational value of basic investigations into frontal cortex function. Joseph Simon, Erin L. Rich. Neuron
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Rich did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry and other outside entities during 2024 and/or 2025: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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