Richard J. Rushmore III, PhD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Anatomy & Neurobiology

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
BS, Trinity College



Current research studies the unique contributions of cerebral and subcortical brain regions to functional activity in connected brain structures, and the link between neural activity in discrete cortical regions and specific behaviors. Further research is directed at understanding the capacity of the brain to undergo adaptive or maladaptive change following injury or reversible deactivation of cerebral cortical areas.

Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Computational Neuroimaging MRI for Studying Early Brain Development with Autism
02/01/2024 - 12/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NIH NIMH
1R01MH133845-01A1

Enhancing Diversity in the Summer Program in Neuroscience at Boston University
12/09/2023 - 11/30/2028 (Multi-PI)
PI: Richard J. Rushmore III, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R25NS125607-02

Mapping of the intrinsic and extrinsic cerebellar connectome at ultra high resolution with expert neuroanatomical curation
06/20/2023 - 03/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NIMH
5R01MH132610-03

Unraveling the superficial white matter of the primate brain: Tracer-based histology and dMRI tractography validation
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2027 (Multi-PI)
PI: Richard J. Rushmore III, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R01NS125307-04

Elucidating the three-dimensional organization of the human cerebellar cortex using histological and ultra-high resolution structural MRI approaches
05/01/2024 - 04/30/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R21NS136960-02

Causal Roles of Dorsolateral Prefrontal and Dorsal Premotor Cortex in Perceptual Decision-Making
09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Richard J. Rushmore III, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
1R21NS135361-01

Collaborative research on the brain of H.M.
10/01/2022 - 03/01/2023 (Subcontract PI)
University of California, Davis The Dana Foundation


Using transcranial brain stimulation to prevent cortical spreading depression
09/30/2014 - 08/31/2017 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5R21NS084022-02

Parietal and Temporal Circuits in Cognition
02/01/2002 - 01/31/2004 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
5 F31 NS44624 02



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 Elucidating the Three-Dimensional Organization of the Human Cerebellar Cortex Using Histological and Ultra-High Resolution Structural MRI Approaches 5R21NS136960-02
2025 Enhancing Diversity in the Summer Program in Neuroscience at Boston University 5R25NS125607-02
2025 Unraveling the Superficial White Matter of the Primate Brain: Tracer-Based Histology and dMRI Tractography Validation 5R01NS125307-04
2024 Elucidating the three-dimensional organization of the human cerebellar cortex using histological and ultra-high resolution structural MRI approaches 1R21NS136960-01
2024 Enhancing Diversity in the Summer Program in Neuroscience at Boston University 1R25NS125607-01A1
2024 Unraveling the Superficial White Matter of the Primate Brain: Tracer-Based Histology and dMRI Tractography Validation 5R01NS125307-03
2023 Causal Roles of Dorsolateral Prefrontal and Dorsal Premotor Cortex in Perceptual Decision-Making 1R21NS135361-01
2023 Unraveling the Superficial White Matter of the Primate Brain: Tracer-Based Histology and dMRI Tractography Validation 5R01NS125307-02
2022 Unraveling the superficial white matter of the primate brain: Tracer-based histology and dMRI tractography validation 1R01NS125307-01A1
2015 Using transcranial brain stimulation to prevent cortical spreading depression 5R21NS084022-02 1
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  1. Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Lan Z, Zekelman L, Rushmore RJ, Chen Y, Xue T, Cetin-Karayumak S, Pieper S, Tie Y, Yeterian E, Golby AJ, Makris N, Zhang F, Rathi Y, O'Donnell LJ. The superficial white matter in language processing: Broca's area connections are bilaterally associated with individual performance in children and adults. bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 01. PMID: 40766497; PMCID: PMC12324580; DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.31.666959;
     
  2. Wang S, Zhang F, Zeng Q, Hong H, Zhang Y, Xie L, Lin M, Jiaerken Y, Yu X, Zhang R, Luo X, Li K, Xu X, Hassanzadeh-Behbahani S, Lin B, Rushmore J, Wang C, Rathi Y, Makris N, Huang P, Zhang M, Sun J, O'Donnell L. Association of Superficial White Matter Microstructure With Cortical Pathology Deposition Across Early Stages of the AD Continuum. Neurology. 2025 Jul 22; 105(2):e213666. PMID: 40537069; PMCID: PMC12533542; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213666;
     
  3. Borra E, Jones DK, Parent M, Petit L, Rockland KS, Rushmore RJ, Szczupak D. Brain connectivity: complex, not chaotic. Brain Struct Funct. 2025 May 30; 230(5):77.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40445394
     
  4. Rios A, Alier A, Aneja M, Nimeri F, Lavery K, Fisher J, Wiyathunge R, Kubicki M, Yeterian E, Bouix S, Makris N, Arciniega H, Rushmore RJ. High-resolution segmentation of the cavum septum pellucidum in young adult human brains. Front Neuroanat. 2025; 19:1566762. PMID: 40464003; PMCID: PMC12131514; DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2025.1566762;
     
  5. Rushmore RJ. Rudolf Nieuwenhuys and the meaning of it all. Brain Struct Funct. 2025 Apr 29; 230(4):60. PMID: 40299072
     
  6. Lan Z, Chen Y, Rushmore J, Zekelman L, Makris N, Rathi Y, Golby AJ, Zhang F, O'Donnell LJ. Fiber Microstructure Quantile (FMQ) Regression: A Novel Statistical Approach for Analyzing White Matter Bundles from Periphery to Core. bioRxiv. 2025 Apr 16. PMID: 39484397; PMCID: PMC11526951; DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.19.619237;
     
  7. Lo Y, Chen Y, Liu D, Liu W, Zekelman L, Rushmore J, Zhang F, Rathi Y, Makris N, Golby AJ, Cai W, O'Donnell LJ. The Shape of the Brain's Connections Is Predictive of Cognitive Performance: An Explainable Machine Learning Study. Hum Brain Mapp. 2025 Apr 01; 46(5):e70166. PMID: 40143640; PMCID: PMC11947434; DOI: 10.1002/hbm.70166;
     
  8. Legarreta JH, Lan Z, Chen Y, Zhang F, Yeterian E, Makris N, Rushmore J, Rathi Y, O'Donnell LJ. Towards an informed choice of diffusion MRI image contrasts for cerebellar segmentation. bioRxiv. 2025 Mar 11. PMID: 40161663; PMCID: PMC11952381; DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.10.642452;
     
  9. Lo Y, Chen Y, Liu D, Liu W, Zekelman L, Rushmore J, Zhang F, Rathi Y, Makris N, Golby AJ, Cai W, O'Donnell LJ. The shape of the brain's connections is predictive of cognitive performance: an explainable machine learning study. ArXiv. 2025 Feb 14. PMID: 39990804; PMCID: PMC11844624
     
  10. Zekelman LR, Cetin-Karayumak S, Chen Y, Almeida M, Legarreta JH, Rushmore J, Pieper S, Lan Z, Desmond JE, Baird LC, Makris N, Rathi Y, Zhang F, Golby AJ, O'Donnell LJ. Consistent cerebellar pathway-cognition associations across pre-adolescents & young adults: a diffusion MRI study of 9000+ participants. bioRxiv. 2025 Feb 06. PMID: 39974921; PMCID: PMC11839066; DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.05.636737;
     
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2017 Boston University School of Medicine: Stanley Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching
2014 Boston University School of Medicine: Educator of the Year in Preclinical Sciences
2008 Boston University School of Medicine: Educator of the Year in Graduate Sciences
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