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Our research aim is to uncover the computational and organizational mechanisms in the brain. For example, what function does feedback play in our brains, and how do our expectations influence our perceptions? We study these questions by modelling neural networks. Through computational experiments and mathematical analysis, we try to understand the neurological basis of perception, cognition, and behaviour.
The lab is in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, and affiliated with the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience.
Priya is off to CMU for a master's degree
She has been accepted to do a master's in Computational Biology
Dr. Shaw becomes Prof. Shaw
Nolan, a recent PhD grad from the lab, is now an Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University.
Melody will be doing research part-time
This fall, she will continue a project on how audience members synchronize their clapping
Alina starts her MMath degree
After her summer research position, Alina has started her master's degree in the Neurocog Lab.
Thank you to our summer researchers
Sending out thank-you vibes to those that did research with us this summer.
Welcome Nahal
Nahal will be doing research part-time over the summer, designing validation studies for our neural model of the basal ganglia.
Alina joins us for the summer as a research assistant
She will design neural networks that accurately decode from populations of adapting neurons.
This is Michelle, undergrad research assistant
She'll be implementing a neural network that mimics a beat pattern.
Priya joins the lab for the summer
Priya will be working full-time this summer as a researcher, working on computational models of the basal ganglia.
