David Osher

Dr. David Osher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University, directing the Cognition and Brain Circuitry Laboratory. His work focuses on brain connectivity, neural function, and behavior using computational modeling, neuroimaging, and machine learning techniques. Key research areas include visual perception, attention mechanisms, and the prediction of brain responses via structural/functional connectivity patterns.

Educational background: Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT (2013), B.S. in Psychology from The Ohio State University (2006). Postdoctoral training at Boston University with David Somers. Awards include the Ohio Supercomputer Champion Award (2019-2024), NEI Early Career Scientist Travel Grant, and multiple Hariri Institute awards for computational research.

Research employs behavioral assessments, eye-tracking, fMRI, and diffusion neuroimaging. The lab explores how innate connectivity patterns shape cortical selectivity and predict functional responses. Recent work emphasizes cerebellar contributions to attention networks and personalized cortical atlases for high-level vision. Collaborations span cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling, and clinical applications.

Lab members include Isaac Liao, Terra Miller, Derrek Montalvo, and others. Active projects involve configural processing, preterm birth impacts on brain networks, and neural mechanisms of convergence insufficiency. Funding sources include NIH grants and supercomputing initiatives.