Dr. Csilla Ari

Dr. Csilla Ari is a graduate faculty research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida. She completed her Ph.D. in neurosciences at Semmelweis University in Hungary in 2008 and has been studying cell surface protein mislocalization, metabolic therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, seizure disorders, and cancer. Her research involves studying diving physiology, psychological and physiological changes, and adaptations in response to extreme environments, while also exploring and testing novel applications of exogenous ketone supplements, using behavioral tests on rodent models, confocal and electron microscopy, and hyperbaric experiments. She also studies the brain, as well as the cognitive and sensory abilities of giant manta rays.