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Jill O'Reilly is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford and an MRC Career Development Fellow. She leads a research group focused on computational models linking behavior, thought, and brain function. Her work investigates how psychological processes can be redefined in terms of computational mechanisms and localized to specific neural circuits. She is affiliated with the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging and serves as a Psychology Tutor at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH), Oxford.
Her research explores the neural basis of decision-making under threat, curiosity-driven learning, and the representation of cognitive processes in brain structures like the parietal cortex and prefrontal regions. Key themes include understanding how emotions and individual differences influence foraging strategies, memory consolidation during rest, and the neurocomputational dynamics of social interactions.
- Affiliations: Department of Psychology, University of Oxford; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging; LMH Tutor
- Education: Not explicitly listed in available texts, but her academic role implies advanced training in cognitive neuroscience.
Her awards include the prestigious MRC Career Development Fellowship, reflecting her impactful contributions to computational and systems neuroscience. Recent work bridges behavioral studies with neuroimaging to decode how neural circuits underpin adaptive behaviors in complex environments.
- Labs/Teams: O'Reilly Lab (see website), collaborating on projects at the intersection of computation and neurobiology.
