Steven Frankland

Steven Frankland is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on computational principles and neural systems underlying human cognitive flexibility, combining information theory, neural network models, and neuroimaging techniques like fMRI. He explores why humans excel in tasks like language generation but struggle with memory retention and multitasking.

Education:

• B.A., College of Wooster
• Ph.D., Harvard University
• Postdoctoral Research, Princeton University

Research Interests: Frankland investigates the interplay between cognitive flexibility and limitation through computational frameworks. His work aims to identify universal principles governing mental processes, leveraging fMRI to observe neural correlates of decision-making, planning, and memory constraints.

Labs & Affiliations: He leads the Mind, Brain, & Computation Lab at 5 Maynard St, Hanover, NH. Affiliated with the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth.