About Me
I am pursuing an interdisciplinary doctoral degree at the University of Michigan in Psychology (Cognition and Perception) and Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence). I am interested in how neural representations and computations give rise to higher cognition. I am currently doing computational work in two areas:
(1) Neural Economics: Using reinforcement learning models to investigate the mechanisms of normal and impaired decision making in the Iowa Gambling Task.
(2) Neural Semantics: Using models of cortical self-organization to investigate the structure and learning of higher-order object representations.
What's New?
Teaching: Psych 240, Fall 2008
I will be a GSI for Psych 240 this Fall (in the Polk Lecture). If you are trying to get an override for Psych 240, please contact the Undergraduate Student Academic Affairs Office. If you are registered for the course and are interested in attending one of my sections (t.b.d.), please see me after lecture on the first day of class.
Dissertation prospectus approved…
I defended and obtained approval for my dissertation prospectus on Monday, June 2nd. This summer I plan to complete the first of two manuscripts that will be the core of the dissertation. My summer research will investigate individual differences in decision making behavior using a model selection methodology,
Completed the writing of my dissertation prospectus
I have just completed the prospectus for my dissertation. My proposal defense is set for June 2. The dissertation will focus on understanding decision making in the Iowa Gambling Task. I will use neurally-motivated computational models to try to reveal mechanisms that underly both normal and impaired decision making in this task.
