Princeton University · NeuroscienceBrody Cognition Lab
Carlos D Brody · Princeton, New Jersey
Research Focus
Dr. Carlos D Brody's lab at Princeton University studies how the brain processes information related to working memory and decision-making. They aim to understand how different brain regions communicate and coordinate to produce these cognitive functions. By using advanced techniques in neuroscience, including brain imaging and computational modeling, the lab investigates how neural circuits contribute to behaviors in complex decision-making tasks.
neural circuitsworking memorydecision-makingbrain imagingcomputational modelingelectrophysiologyHippocampusneural representationmouse models
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate how neural activity encodes task variables during working memory tasks.
AIM 02Explore the geometric representations of cognitive variables in the brain during decision-making.
AIM 03Examine how different brain states influence behavior and neural circuitry during tasks.
AIM 04Assess interactions between subcortical and cortical brain regions during decision-making.
AIM 05Develop mechanistic models to understand the roles of different brain regions in coordinating cognitive tasks.
Skills the Lab Values
electrophysiologyneural circuit mappingtransmission electron microscopycomputational modelinglarge-scale data analysisanimal behavior experimentsvirtual reality tasksmulti-region neural recordingsstatistical modeling
Output against the department
Publications155top 48% of dept.323rd of 671
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Citations11ktop 37% of dept.251st of 671
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