Paul Schrater

Paul Schrater is a Professor at the University of Minnesota, holding a joint appointment in Psychology and Computer Science and Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania (1999) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Computational Vision at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on cognitive science, computer vision, statistical pattern recognition, and motor control. He teaches courses in Cognitive Science, Pattern Recognition, and Virtual Reality.

Education & Specialties:

• Ph.D.: Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, 1999
• Specialties: Cognitive Science, Computer Vision, Human and Computer Vision, Motor Control, Neuroscience, Pattern Recognition, Virtual Reality

Research Interests:

Dr. Schrater explores the intersection of human and machine intelligence, focusing on sensory integration, decision-making, and neural coding. His work bridges cognitive science, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence, with applications in virtual reality and neural decoding. Recent studies include curiosity-driven learning, strategic foraging, and the computational underpinnings of human behavior.

Publications Trends:

His recent articles emphasize metacognitive frameworks (e.g., KIX), neural decoding of depression severity, and the explore-exploit trade-off in knowledge networks. Themes include information theory, decision-making under uncertainty, and computational models of human cognition.

Labs & Collaborations:

His research draws from the Computational Vision Lab (postdoctoral affiliation) and current interdisciplinary collaborations. He contributes to initiatives like Neuromatch Academy, promoting global computational neuroscience education.