Overview

Our research programs span several interrelated disciplines in the cognitive, computational, and neural sciences. All are connected by the idea that to understand behavior we must study the processes—both neural and computational—that underlie it.

Brain and cognitive sciences (BCS) faculty have research interests that span several major areas of cognitive and brain science, and they make use of a variety of techniques, approaches, and subjects to carry out cutting-edge research of the highest level. The matrix below is designed to help you find the BCS faculty whose research interests and approaches may be of most interest to you.

The rows of the matrix below highlight five major topical areas of research carried out by BCS faculty. The columns of the matrix indicate some of the major approaches and techniques employed by students, postdocs, and faculty in BCS.

In addition, research in BCS is greatly enhanced by our strong ties with departments and programs across the University, including the Medical Center.

Faculty matrix of overlapping research concepts
Behavioral MethodsBrain ImagingComputational ModelingIntegrative NeuroscienceNeuropsychological Populations
LanguageJaeger
Kurumada
Chapman
Piazza
Jaeger Kurumada
Perception and Action

Biro
Gomez-Ramirez
Haefner
Iordan
Jacobs
Piazza
Poletti
Rosengren
Rucci
Sasaki
Tadin

Chapman
Gomez-Ramirez
Iordan
Piazza
Snyder
Tadin
DeAngelis
Haefner
Iordan
Jacobs

Mitchell
Poletti
Rucci
Sasaki
Snyder
Tadin
Briggs
DeAngelis

Gomez-Ramirez
Mitchell
Snyder
Briggs
Poletti
Rucci
Tadin
Development and LearningBiro
Iordan
Jacobs

Jaeger
Kurumada
Piazza
Poletti
Rucci
Rosengren
Sasaki
Tadin

Iordan
Piazza

Jacobs
Jaeger
Haefner
Rucci
Sasaki

MitchellKurumada
Poletti
Rucci
Concepts and CategoriesBiro
Iordan
Rosengren
IordanIordan
Control and Decision MakingBiro
Poletti
Rucci
Sasaki

Iordan
Snyder

Haefner
Rucci
Sasaki
Snyder
DeAngelis
Mitchell
Snyder
Poletti
Rucci