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 Click my picture for my homepage. Principal Investigator Davidson College; B.A. in Psychology Research interests:
I am interested in the neural bases of memory and language in humans. Research in progress:
Research in my lab focuses on the investigation of semantic memory, in particular, we are concentrating on the role of the frontal lobes in the semantic retrieval of information.
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 Post-Doctoral Fellow Tufts University; B.S. in Psychology, B.A. in Drama, 2002 Research interests: I am interested in different forms of linguistic and non-linguistic semantic processing. In particular, my work has focused on the role of domain-specific brain regions (visual cortex, auditory cortex, motor planning areas) during the retrieval of perceptual memories. Research in progress: A distinction exists between visual and verbal learners that is expressed in both self-report measures and tests of cognitive abilities. My present line of research is focused on exploring how the brain instantiates these individual differences in domain-specific cognitive processing. To achieve this goal, I am conducting studies using fMRI, genotyping, and neuropsychological testing.
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 Post-Doctoral Fellow Panteion University of Athens, Greece; B.A. Research interests: I am interested in the neural bases of semantic knowledge and goal-oriented action, with emphasis on human problem solving and innovative tool use in everyday tasks. Research in progress: My current projects involve behavioral, neuroimaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and neuropsychological studies on the flexibility of human semantic knowledge during the generation of common and alternative uses for everyday objects.
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 Click my picture for my homepage. Post-Doctoral Fellow Hofstra University; B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, 1999 Research Interests: Rob explores how brain processes allow for the
intuition of unified, yet flexible, semantic representations that can
explain both the fluidity of metaphors and the rigidity of scientific
facts. He is interested in the relationship between sensory brain
mechanisms and perceptual knowledge of objects, and how language allows for
the development and maintenence of abstract semantic knowledge.
Research in Progress: As a conceptual case study, Rob is currently
examining the living/non-living distinction from its formation in cognitive
development through its decay with brain damage. Using behavioral,
computational, and fMRI methods, his present research aims to instantiate
this distinction and its developmental trajectory in specific brain
mechanisms.
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 Post-Doctoral Fellow University of Rochester; B.A. Research Interests: I am interested in language comprehension in both
unimpaired and brain damaged individuals. In particular, how do we so
quickly and (usually) accurately access the forms and meanings of the
words that we hear?
Research in Progress: Currently I am using eye movements during spoken
word recognition to explore this question in unimpaired and brain
damaged individuals. By manipulating the phonological and/or semantic
relationship between an uttered word and a related distractor object, I
can examine how words become active over time and can also investigate
the organization of semantic memory.
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 Click my picture for my homepage. Doctoral Student U of California, Irvine; B.A. in Drama, 1992 Research interests:
The goal of my research is to understand how humans comprehend spoken language. I am additionally interested in the functional neuroanatomy of this process. Research in progress:
Currently I am using both standard behavioral and eye tracking methodologies to investigate the relationship between sound and meaning in aphasic comprehension. For example, I want to know more about the kinds of semantic/conceptual knowledge that aphasics access during the spoken word recognition process. When I have a better idea of what I want to know about the language comprehension system, I'll also use fMRI measures of healthy adult subjects.
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 Doctoral Student Brown University; Sc.B. in Neuroscience, 2004 Research interests:
I am interested in the neural correlates of working memory, language processing, and the role of prefrontal cortex in executive functions. Research in progress:
I am currently using fMRI to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying proactive interference resolution in working memory. This study also investigates the effect of familiarity in interference resolution.
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 Doctoral Student Duke University; B.S., 2006 Research interests: I am interested in memory in general, with an emphasis on the neural bases of organization and storage of semantic knowledge. Research in progress: Currently, I am using behavioral and neuroimaging measures to examine the use of word association strategies on information retrieval. The study uses color as the visual attribute to be measured and investigates if brain areas used for information acquisition are also used in retrieval.
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 Doctoral Student Cornell University; B.A., 2007 Research interests: I am interested in how the prefrontal cortex guides memory retrieval. Research in progress: I am using transcranial magnetic stimulation
(TMS) while tracking participants' computer-mouse movements to test whether separate areas of prefrontal cortex are necessary for distinct
forms of memory retrieval.
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 Research Specialist Oberlin College; B.A. in Neuroscience, 2006 Research interests: I am interested in cognitive neuroscience in general -- attention, memory, and decision making. I am also interested in neuroethics and the neural mechanisms that correlate with consciousness. Research in progress: My current research aim is to investigate executive functions relating to language and semantic processing using fMRI.
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 Research Specialist The College of Wooster; B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, 2007 Research interests: The nature of conceptual, perceptual, and linguistic representation and their various points of confluence. Research in progress: I am using functional neuroimaging paradigms, including fmri adaptation and pattern classification techniques, to examine the neural relationship between color knowledge retrieval and color perception.
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 Independent Study University of Pennsylvania
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 Independent Study University of Pennsylvania
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 Resident Canine Companion (Post-Pup) University of Pennsylvania; Animal Psychology Research Interests:
Margot enjoys making the rounds at the CCN, visiting all her favorite people and providing them with dog kisses.
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 Lab Mascot (Puppy) University of Pennsylvania; Animal Psychology Research Interests:
Sophie, our lovable rat terrier lab mascot, is currently interested in getting to know the friendly people in the CCN, playing with her bone and squeaky toys, and sleeping.
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