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Mark Wheeler is a Professor of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliated with the School of Psychology. His research focuses on neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying perception, memory, decision-making, and aging. He investigates how sensory information is integrated into decisions and how these processes change with age, employing fMRI, computational modeling, and behavioral experiments. His work is supported by grants from the Alzheimer’s Association, National Institute of Mental Health, and National Science Foundation.
Education: Ph.D. in Psychology (Brain, Behavior, and Cognition) from Washington University (2002).
Research Interests: Memory formation and retrieval, perceptual decision-making, sleep’s role in cognition, and age-related cognitive decline. His lab explores neural signatures of decision-making stages and how sleep quality influences executive function and task preparation across adulthood. Recent studies highlight interactions between sleep continuity and cognitive performance in aging populations.
Publications reflect a focus on neural correlates of decision-making, memory precision, and sleep’s impact on cognitive functions. Notable work includes studies on inferior temporal cortex activity during perceptual decisions and the mediating role of sleep in physical activity and cognition.
Funding: Active grants from Alzheimer’s Association, NIMH, and NSF. Collaborates with institutions like the National Science Foundation on projects examining aging and decision-making.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Wheeler Lab (http://wheelerlab.gatech.edu), dedicated to understanding neural and cognitive mechanisms of memory and decision-making. Office located in JS Coon Building, Room 234.
