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Graham R. HuesmannView profile

Academic

• Neuroscience
• Neurobiology
• Epilepsy
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Graham R. Huesmann is a Research Assistant Professor in Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also holds Research Assistant Professor positions in Clinical Sciences and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. As an Epileptologist/Neurologist at Carle Foundation Hospital, his clinical work intersects with his research on epilepsy mechanisms and Alzheimer’s disease overlaps. Dr. Huesmann holds a B.S. from the University of Oregon (1993), a Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2005), and an M.D. (2007) from the UIUC Medical Scholars MD/PhD program. He completed Neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2008–2011), an Epilepsy Fellowship at MGH (2011–2013), and postdoctoral research on caspase-3 under Dr. Rudolph Tanzi at Harvard (2010–2013). His research focuses on epileptogenesis mechanisms, particularly the role of caspase-3 in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease overlap. Current projects investigate amyloid beta as a seizure biomarker and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for early epilepsy diagnosis. His lab explores translational approaches to improve epilepsy surgery timing and outcomes, preserving patients’ cognitive functions like short-term memory. Recent publications span neuroimaging innovation, concussion epidemiology, and spinal surgery outcomes. His work bridges clinical neurology with basic science to address unmet needs in epilepsy treatment and biomarker development. Dr. Huesmann’s campus roles include collaborations across departments and institutes, leveraging multidisciplinary teams to advance neurological disorder understanding.

Paul MillerView profile

Professor

• Computational Neuroscience
• Neuroscience
• Dynamical Systems
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Paul Miller is a Professor of Biology at Brandeis University and a member of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems. His research focuses on computational neuroscience, integrating dynamical systems theory with experimental data to understand neural mechanisms underlying decision-making, memory, and sensory processing. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol (UK) and a B.A. from Cambridge University. Before joining Brandeis in 2000, he was at Georgetown University and conducted postdoctoral work in theoretical physics at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Education: B.A., Cambridge University (1991) Ph.D., University of Bristol (1994) Research Interests: Computational Neuroscience emphasizes modeling neural circuits for short-term/long-term memory, decision-making processes, and the dynamics of neural ensemble activity. His work bridges theoretical approaches (e.g., hidden Markov modeling, spiking neuron networks) with experimental data from cortical and hippocampal systems. He explores how quasistable attractor states enable robust computation and how homeostatic mechanisms stabilize neural activity. Notable Contributions: Developed models explaining how integral feedback control enables robust sequential decision-making, elucidated synaptic mechanisms for spatiotemporal discrimination, and analyzed the role of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in long-term memory stability. His textbook An Introductory Course in Computational Neuroscience (MIT Press) is widely used in graduate programs. Labs/Teams: Leads the Computational Neuroscience Lab at Brandeis, collaborating with experimentalists to validate theoretical models. Active in interdisciplinary projects involving neurophysiology, systems biology, and mathematical neuroscience.

Hosameldin O. A. AhmedView profile

Research Fellow

• Multimodal Medical Imaging
• Artificial Intelligence
• Extended Reality (XR)
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Dr. Hosameldin Ahmed is a Research Fellow at Aston Digital Futures Institute , Aston University , with a focus on interdisciplinary applications of artificial intelligence (AI) , extended reality (XR) , and data analytics in healthcare, industrial systems, and cultural heritage preservation. His collaborative work includes partnerships with Imperial College London and Brunel University (CEPROQHA Project).

• Cognitive Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Memory Research
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Sage Boettcher is a Career Development Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and a Stipendiary Lecturer at St Anne's College. She holds affiliations with multiple colleges: St Anne's, Kellogg, and Somerville. Her research focuses on the interplay between memory, attention, and behavior in dynamic environments, leveraging psychophysical methods and non-invasive brain imaging. She investigates how short- and long-term memories guide spatial, temporal, and identity-based behavior through proactive memory use. Boettcher earned her PhD in 2020 from the University of Oxford (supervised by Kia Nobre, Mark Stokes, and Freek van Ede), following a Master’s in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience from Goethe University Frankfurt and a BSc from the University of Delaware. She has held postdoctoral roles, including an EPS Fellowship in Kia Nobre’s Brain and Cognition Lab and a Junior Research Fellowship at Kellogg College. Her research interests span cognitive neuroscience, memory dynamics, and attentional processes. Key themes include how spatiotemporal predictions bias perception and action, and how working memory interacts with sensory input. Recent work emphasizes neural mechanisms underlying attentional template formation and interference shielding. Key Awards: EPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Junior Research Fellowship at Kellogg College, Career Development Fellowship Labs: Dynamic Cognition Lab (lead), Brain and Cognition Lab (former affiliation) Advocacy: Chair of ECR Committee, member of WIN Ethnic Diversity Working Group Her publications emphasize neural dynamics of memory maintenance, attentional shifting, and prediction-driven behavior. Work bridges theory and application, with implications for understanding robust human behavior in complex environments.

Yaacov TropeView profile

Professor

• Psychological Distance
• Mental Horizons
• Self-Control Mechanisms
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Yaacov Trope is a Professor of Psychology at New York University's Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Science. His research examines cognitive and motivational processes underlying how people transcend immediate concerns to consider broader temporal, social, and hypothetical perspectives. Key areas include psychological distance, self-control mechanisms, and abstract vs. associative thinking in social judgment. Education : B.A. summa cum laude, Tel Aviv University (1970) Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Michigan (1974) Research Interests : Trope's work explores three core themes: 1. **Psychological Distance**: How people mentally broaden horizons to envision distant futures, cultures, and perspectives. 2. **Self-Control**: Mechanisms resolving conflicts between short-term desires and long-term goals. 3. **Cognitive Processes**: Analytical vs. associative thinking, wishful thinking, and stereotyping. Labs/Teams : Directs the Trope Lab, studying expansive/contractive mental processes in social contexts. Research focuses on construal level theory and its implications for imitation, decision-making, and social perception. Advising/Grants : While specific grants are not listed here, his extensive publications (216+ works) indicate sustained academic leadership. Advises graduate students in NYU's Psychology Department, though specific names are not provided in source texts.

Sheng-hsun LeeView profile

Lecturer

• Applied Linguistics
• Intercultural Communication
• Public Health Communication
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Dr. Sheng-hsun Lee is a Lecturer at the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, specializing in intercultural and public health communication. As a core member of the Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, their research employs multimodal discourse analysis to explore how language, gestures, and material objects co-construct meaning in social contexts. Key research areas include: Public health crisis communication Intercultural communication during study abroad Language learning in classroom and naturalistic settings Recent publications analyze pandemic communication strategies through 600+ hours of press conferences and 2M+ online comments, culminating in the 2025 monograph Health Crisis Communication: Multimodal Classification for Pandemic Preparedness . Current work examines food safety crises like Taiwan's rice noodle poisoning incident in the upcoming Numbers Talk in Health Crisis Discourse . Award highlights: 2021 Australian Academy of the Humanities Traveling Fellowship 2025 North America Taiwanese Professors' Association Young Scholar Research Award Actively supervising PhD/MPhil/Honours projects on health discourses, intercultural communication, and language pedagogy, Dr. Lee's work bridges applied linguistics with practical communication strategy development for policymakers and health professionals.

• Developmental Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Phonological Development
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Laura Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Northampton, affiliated with the Psychology & Sociology Centre for Psychological and Sociological Sciences. Her research focuses on developmental psychology, educational psychology, and cognitive development, with particular emphasis on phonological processes, spelling development, and social-emotional behavior in children and adolescents. Primary affiliations: University of Northampton, Psychology & Sociology Centre Key research areas: Spelling predictors, empathy conceptualization, aggression dynamics, bullying prevention, and cognitive development theories Her work spans over two decades, with notable contributions to understanding bullying dynamics in schools, the impact of labeling on self-esteem, and the role of phonological skills in literacy development. Her 2022 study on British spelling predictors and 2016 empathy review exemplify her interdisciplinary approach bridging education and psychology. Research outputs include 9 peer-reviewed articles and a book on cognitive development, demonstrating sustained engagement with both theoretical and applied psychology issues.

• Selective Attention
• Short-Term Memory
• Cognitive Neuroscience
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Doug Barrett is a Lecturer in Psychology and Vision Sciences at the University of Leicester. He holds a BSc in Applied Psychology from the University of Surrey, followed by a PhD in Psychology under Mark Bradshaw, exploring spatial coordinate frameworks of selective attention. His postdoctoral research included roles at Southampton University’s Visual Cognition Unit and the MRC Institute of Hearing Research, where he investigated auditory science and fMRI under Deb Hall. He joined Nottingham Trent University before moving to Leicester in 2009. His research focuses on interactions between selective attention and short-term memory across the lifespan, encompassing both neurologically normal and clinical populations. Key areas include visual and auditory cognition, with a particular emphasis on how attention and memory processes operate in real-world contexts. His work integrates behavioral studies, pupillometry, and neuroimaging techniques. Dr. Barrett has received an MRC Career Development Fellowship (2003) and has contributed to studies on tinnitus, visual search, and the impact of anxiety on performance. His teaching and supervision activities align with his research interests, emphasizing applied and translational psychology. His academic contributions span over two decades, with a publication record reflecting his expertise in cognitive neuroscience, visual/auditory attention, and memory systems. Collaborations with institutions like the MRC Institute of Hearing Research highlight his interdisciplinary approach to understanding sensory and cognitive processes.

Chad DubéView profile

Associate Professor

• Cognitive Psychology
• Recognition Memory
• Signal Detection Theory
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Chad Dubé is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Florida, where he has been a faculty member since 2013, advancing from Assistant to Associate Professor in 2019. His research is centered on cognitive psychology, particularly in memory, perception, and decision-making. He completed his Ph.D. and M.S. in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, under Caren Rotello, and earned his B.S. in Psychology from Eastern Michigan University. Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2011) M.S., Cognitive Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2009) B.S., Psychology, Eastern Michigan University (2006) His research interests include recognition memory, signal detection theory, ROC analysis, visual short-term memory, alpha oscillations in attention and memory, and deductive reasoning. He employs quantitative and computational modeling approaches to investigate cognitive mechanisms underlying memory and perception. The recent publications reflect a strong focus on theoretical and empirical investigations in memory and perception, particularly using signal detection and computational modeling frameworks. Key themes include central tendency effects, serial dependency, ensemble coding, and the statistical structure of memory representations. His work bridges experimental psychology with formal modeling and information theory. Although no formal awards are listed in the provided text, his publication record in high-impact journals such as Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology and Journal of Memory and Language indicates scholarly recognition. Chad Dubé advises graduate and undergraduate students, as indicated by annotations (GA, UA) on his publications. He has collaborated with students such as K. Tong, J. Zepp, and M. Lowry. There is no mention of specific grants or funding sources in the provided text. He previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at Brandeis University’s Volen Center and an adjunct position at Babson College. He is affiliated with the Department of Psychology, which is part of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida. His work contributes to the Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS) specialty area within the department.

Francesca TalaminiView profile

Research Fellow

• Music Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Working Memory
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Dr. Francesca Talamini is a post-doctoral University Assistant at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, within the Department of Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology & Assessment . She holds a Ph.D. and leads research bridging music psychology and cognitive science. Research Interests: Music Psychology: expertise, aptitude, emotions, contour perception, inter-individual differences Cognition: working memory, memory-perception interactions Aesthetic emotions: cross-arts emotion comparisons Methods: meta-analysis, multi-lab replication studies Her investigations exploit behavioral, meta-analytic and multi-lab approaches to understand how musical training modulates memory and emotion processing across auditory and visual domains. Projects & Collaborations: She currently manages studies on contour perception, music-emotion congruency effects, and memory differences between musicians and non-musicians, and welcomes motivated students for master-thesis supervision and internships. Publications Profile: Talamini’s 2022-2024 output reveals concentrated attention to the cognitive repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on relationships, as well as continued exploration of auditory-cognition interactions, with papers appearing in Journal of Personality , Music Perception , Hearing Research , Scientific Reports , PLOS ONE and other high-impact journals.

Sima Siami-NaminiView profile

Lecturer

• macroeconomics
• monetary policy
• time series analysis
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Sima Siami-Namini serves as a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, teaching in the MS in Applied Economics program with extensive experience in undergraduate and graduate instruction across economics, statistics, and finance disciplines. Her academic credentials include advanced interdisciplinary training: PhD in Applied Economics (minor: Statistics), Texas Tech University, 2020 Master's in Statistics, Texas Tech University, 2022 Master's in Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning focus), University of North Texas, 2023 Her research program integrates macroeconomic theory with cutting-edge computational methods, specializing in monetary policy analysis, time series econometrics, and AI-driven forecasting. She bridges traditional economic modeling with machine learning applications, particularly in anomaly detection, data visualization, and large language model implementations for economic forecasting. Analysis of her publication trajectory (2020-2024) reveals three dominant research streams: (1) deep learning architectures (LSTM, TCN) for time series forecasting and anomaly detection, (2) monetary policy impacts on income inequality using FAVAR/SVECM models, and (3) natural language processing applications for Federal Reserve communication analysis. Her recent work increasingly incorporates large language models for domain-specific economic analysis and code generation. No documented scientific awards or major honors appear in the available records. She mentors students in the Applied Economics program with emphasis on quantitative research methods, though specific grant funding details remain undisclosed. Her teaching methodology incorporates experiential learning techniques adapted from digital forensics education frameworks. No dedicated research laboratories or institutional teams are referenced in the source materials.

• Visual Perception
• Cognitive Psychology
• Multisensory Integration
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Carlo Fantoni is a researcher at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, focusing on visual perception, cognitive psychology, and multisensory integration. His work spans developmental psychology, human factors, and computational modeling, with a particular emphasis on how visual and cross-modal cues influence perception and decision-making. His research trends include studies on visual perception (e.g., amodal completion, 3D surface orientation), developmental psychology (e.g., age correction in preterm infants), and human factors (e.g., acoustic comfort in ship cabins, BUS design framework). He has developed advanced tools like the Active Multisensory Perception tool (AMPt) for immersive studies in ergonomics.

• Work & Organisational Psychology
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Eye Tracking
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Patrik Pluchino is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Padua, affiliated with the Human Inspired Technology Research Centre. His research focuses on cognitive processes in human-computer interaction, psychophysiological measures of attention, and IoT applications in workplace and living environments. He investigates attention allocation, multimedia learning, and ethical decision-making through eye-tracking and neurophysiological methods. Research interests include cognitive workload assessment using EEG/ERP, IoT systems for safety and sustainability, and VR-based training for disaster response. He leads projects like SAFE GYMS and DOMHO, developing smart solutions for elderly care and workplace safety. His work bridges psychology, technology, and design to enhance human-centered systems in Industry 5.0 contexts. Pluchino collaborates on EU-funded initiatives addressing aging workforce needs and accessible technologies for disabled users. His publications span 20+ years, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to human factors, educational technology, and assistive systems. Key contributions include studies on attentional blink, implicit learning mechanisms, and ethical behavior through attention dynamics.

• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Neurobiology of Cognition
• Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Bill DeCoteau is the Absalom Graves Gaines Professor in the Psychology Department at St. Lawrence University. His research focuses on the neurobiology of cognition and the application of nanoparticle-based therapies for neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., ALS, Parkinson’s) and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder). He holds a B.A. in Psychology from Mercyhurst University and a Ph.D. in Cognition and Neural Science from the University of Utah, followed by postdoctoral training at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He teaches courses in Behavioral Neuroscience, Human Neuropsychology, and Animal Behavior, and has led a Neuroscience of Fear summer program in Rome, Italy. His research uses rodent models to study spatial and motor behaviors, with recent emphasis on evaluating cerium oxide nanoparticles to mitigate motor/cognitive decline in disease models. He has contributed to over 30 peer-reviewed publications on nanoparticle efficacy, striatal-hippocampal theta rhythm coordination, and neurocognitive lesion studies. Professional service includes roles as Faculty Council Secretary and membership in the Institutional Strategy and Assessment Committee. Key research themes include: Antioxidant nanoparticle development for neuroprotection Neural mechanisms of spatial/temporal cognition Behavioral modeling of neurodegenerative diseases Recent work emphasizes translational applications of nanotechnology in neurological disease treatment.

David SoutoView profile

Lecturer

• Vision Science
• Psychophysics
• Eye Movement Control
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Dr. David Souto is a Lecturer in Vision Science and the Research Group Lead of the Vision Sciences Research Group at the University of Leicester's School of Psychology and Vision Sciences. He holds a PhD from the University of Geneva (2009) and has conducted postdoctoral research at University College London (UCL). His work focuses on dynamic vision mechanisms, using psychophysical methods and eye-tracking to investigate how humans perceive motion and select task-relevant visual information during eye movements. Applied research includes assistive communication technology (collaborating with Barnsley Hospital and Dundee University) and pedestrian road-crossing perception. Education PhD in Vision Science, University of Geneva, 2009 Postdoctoral Research at UCL, followed by a lectureship at the University of Leicester since 2013 Research Interests Eye movement control and visuo-motor learning Perception of motion during smooth pursuit Applications in human-computer interaction and road safety Open Science advocacy and methodology Awards & Grants Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship British Academy and Swiss National Science Foundation grants ESRC (IAA) funding for gaze-typing research Advising & Labs Supervises PhD students in vision science and assistive technology Directs the VisuoMotor Lab, exploring visuo-motor interactions in naturalistic and VR environments