Research

Social cognition and the cognitive grounding of collective phenomena.

Computational, behavioral and neural approaches to learning and decision making.

Social cognition, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.

Language acquisition and language processing.

Neural and computational basis of consciousness.

Neural basis of human communication.

Neural mechanisms of visual perception and attention.

Behavioral and philosophical foundations of learning, reasoning, and decision-making.

Cognitive neuroscience of learning and memory.

Computational  approaches to understanding reasoning and value-based decision making.

Processes involved in self and social perception.

Social interactions, prejudice and intergroup interactions.

Theoretical and empirical analyses of hope and choice.

Motor control and learning.

Decision making under risk, uncertainty, and time delay; role of memory, attention and emotion in preference construction; environmental decision making; neuroeconomics