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Michael Graziano is a Professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms of consciousness, attention, and social cognition. He is known for developing the Attention Schema Theory (AST), which explains how the brain constructs models of consciousness. His work also explores peripersonal space and motor control systems.
Education: Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Princeton University. His lab investigates the brain's self-modeling processes and their evolutionary implications. Key contributions include studies on neural representations of consciousness and social interaction.
Research Interests: Graziano's lab combines experimental neuroscience with theoretical frameworks to address questions like: How does the brain create the illusion of consciousness? What neural systems underpin social cognition? His work bridges computational models with empirical findings in primates.
Publications: Author of influential books such as *Consciousness and the Social Brain* and *The Spaces Between Us*, which explore the neuroscience of consciousness and human spatial behavior. His theories have been featured in TED-Ed talks and academic reviews.
Advising: Supervises graduate students including Isaac Christian, Rose Guingrich, and Rachel Metzgar. His lab collaborates on interdisciplinary projects linking neuroscience to philosophy and AI.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Graziano Lab at Princeton, focusing on mechanistic models of awareness and social neuroscience. The lab integrates behavioral experiments, neuroimaging, and computational modeling.
