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Neil Dundon is a Project Scientist and postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), within the College of Letters & Science. His research focuses on the neural foundations of expertise, decision-making under stress, and the interplay between behavioral and neural variability in psychiatric conditions. He holds a BA in Psychology from University College Dublin (2007), an MSc in Applied Psychology from Trinity College Dublin (2009), and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from a joint program between the University of Bologna and Bangor University (2015). His doctoral thesis explored treatment plasticity in homonymous visual field defects. Prior to his current role, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Freiburg (until 2017), investigating neural mechanisms in child and adolescent psychiatric conditions.
Neil's research interests span cognitive neuroscience, neuroplasticity, and multisensory integration, with a focus on stress physiology, decision-making frameworks, and autonomic nervous system dynamics. His work bridges clinical and experimental approaches, addressing topics such as visual rehabilitation, ADHD-Autism comorbidity, and emotional processing deficits in neurodevelopmental disorders.
His recent articles highlight advancements in understanding neural encoding during motor tasks, cross-modal interactions between cardiac physiology and neural activity, and the role of hormones in brain structure-function relationships. Neil collaborates with Prof. Scott Grafton and contributes to studies on action selection, stress multiplexes, and non-invasive cardiac monitoring technologies. Though no scientific awards are explicitly cited, his contributions to visual field rehabilitation and multisensory integration research are notable.
Neil's academic trajectory reflects a strong emphasis on translational neuroscience, integrating computational models, neuroimaging techniques, and clinical insights to advance understanding of human cognition and behavior.
