Sam Gershman

Sam Gershman is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University and leads the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (CCNLab), focusing on computational approaches to cognitive processes.

His educational background includes:

• B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior from Columbia University (2007)
• Ph.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience from Princeton University (2013)

Gershman's research integrates computational modeling with experimental neuroscience to investigate learning, memory, and decision-making mechanisms. His lab employs Bayesian inference frameworks and neural network models to decode cognitive representations, emphasizing how humans generalize knowledge across novel contexts. This work bridges theoretical computer science with empirical behavioral studies.

The CCNLab currently mentors 8 graduate students and 8 postdoctoral researchers in an interdisciplinary environment. Lab alumni have secured prominent academic positions globally, reflecting the program's impact on computational neuroscience training.