Overview

John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP, FACRM, FAPA, FAPS, FNAN, is the Senior Vice President for Research
and Training at Kessler Foundation, a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation, and the Department of Neurology at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. He is board
certified in Rehabilitation Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. DeLuca
has been involved in neuropsychology and rehabilitation research for over 30 years. He is
internationally known for his research on disorders of memory and information processing in a variety
of clinical populations including: multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Dr. DeLuca has published over 350 articles, books and
book chapters in these areas, has edited 7 books in neuropsychology, neuroimaging and
rehabilitation, and is a co-editor for the Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. He has received
over 38 million dollars in grant support for his research. Dr. DeLuca's most recent research ventures
include the cerebral mapping of human cognitive processes using functional neuroimaging, as well as
the development of research-based techniques to improve cognitive impairment. He serves on the
editorial boards of many journals and has received numerous national and international awards in
recognition of his work.

Education

PHD, 1988, State University of New York, Behavioral Neuroscience

Relevant Publications

DeLuca, J., Chiaravalloti, N.D. & Sandroff, B.M. (2020). Treatment and management of cognitive dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis. Nature Reviews Neurology, 16(6), 319-332. doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-0355-1

Benedict, R.H.B., Amato, M.P., DeLuca, J. & Geurts, J.J.G. (2020). Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: Clinical management, MRI, and therapeutic avenues. Lancet Neurology, 19, 860-871.

Chen, M.H., Wylie, G.R., Sandroff, B.M., Dacosta-Aguayo, R., DeLuca, J. & Genova, H.M. (2020). Neural Mechanisms Underlying State Mental Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, 267, 2372-2382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09853-w

Chen., M.H., Goverover, Y., Genova, H.M. & DeLuca, J., (2020, Open Access). Cognitive Efficacy of Pharmacologic Treatments in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. CNS Drugs. 34, 599-628. doi.org/10.1007/s40263-020-00734-4.

Dobryakova, E., Genova, H., Schneider, V., Chiaravalloti, N.D., Spirou, A., Wylie, G.R. & DeLuca, J. (2020). Reward Presentation Reduces Fatigue in Traumatic Brain Injury. Cortex, 126, 16-25.

Wylie, G.R., Yao, B., Genova, H., Chen, M.H. & DeLuca, J. (2020). Using functional connectivity changes associated with cognitive fatigue to delineate a fatigue network. Scientific Reports. Dec 14;10(1):21927. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78768-3.

DeLuca, J., Schippling, S., Montalban, X., Kappos, L., Cree, B.A.C., Comi, G., Arnold D.L., Hartungh, H- P., Sheffield, J.K., Liu, H., Silva, D. & Cohen, J.A. (2021, E-Pub). Effect of Ozanimod on Symbol Digit Modalities Test Performance in Relapsing MS. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. Volume 48, February 2021, 102673.

Rocca, M.A., Barkhof, F., De Luca, J., Frisen, J., Geurts, J.J., Hulst, H., Sastre-Garriga, J., & Filippi, M. for the MAGNIMS Study Group. (2018). The Hippocampus in MS: From Pathology to a New Therapeutic Target? The Lancet Neurology, 17, 918-926.

Pitteri, M., Genova, H., Lengenfelder, J., DeLuca, J., Ziccardi, S., Rossi, V. & Calabrese, M. (January 2019, E-Pub). Social cognition deficits and the role of amygdala in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patients without cognitive impairment. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 29, 118-123.

Chiaravalloti, N.D., Moore, N.B. & DeLuca, J. (2020, 2019, E-Pub). The Efficacy of the modified Story Memory Technique in Progressive MS. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 26(3) 354 ???362.

Areas Of Interest

fatigue

memory and information processing

neuroimaging