Alexandra Brito

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Alexandra Brito is a cognitive neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of aging, working memory, and non-invasive brain stimulation. Her work focuses on understanding how the brain’s ability to manipulate information in working memory—a cornerstone of higher cognition—declines with age, and how this decline can be mitigated. Brito’s most influential study, an online repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) trial in younger and older adults (73 citations), demonstrated that targeted stimulation can modulate working memory performance in real time, revealing age-specific neural dynamics. She further refined this approach by mapping site-specific effects of rTMS on prefrontal and parietal regions in older adults, offering a precise, mechanistic understanding of how stimulation can enhance cognitive function. With a combined citation impact of nearly 80 for her key papers, Brito’s work is pioneering the development of personalized, non-pharmacological interventions to preserve cognitive health in aging populations. Her contributions are especially notable for bridging basic cognitive neuroscience with translational applications, making her a leading voice in the effort to extend health-span through brain stimulation.