Core Faculty

gert@ucsd.edu

achiba@ucsd.edu

gcottrell@ucsd.edu

desa@ucsd.edu

adelorme@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Continued development of the EEGLAB software for EEG single-trial analysis and independent component analysis.
• EEG data mining using super-computers in large sets of data comprising thousands of subjects.
• Brain dynamics associated with mind wandering and its relationship to the default network.
• Neural correlates of meditation andother transcendental experiences in different traditions.

jduann@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• fMRI Basics
  Most current analysis methods for fMRI data assume a priori knowledge of the time course of the hemodynamic response (HR) to experimental stimuli or events in brain areas of interest. In addition, they typically assume homogeneity of both the HR and the non-HR "noise" signals, both across brain regions and across similar experimental events. When HRs vary unpredictably, from area to area or from trial to trial, an alternative approach is needed. Here, we use infomax Independent Component Analysis (ICA) to detect and visualize variations in single-trial HRs in event-related fMRI data.

jmfellous@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

Study of the neural bases of complex behaviors. Spatial navigation in ‘megaspace’ and hippocampal coding. Probabilistic decision making and the role of the prefrontal cortex. Rat-Robot interactions. Role of sleep in memory consolidation and optimization. Computational roles of neuromodulation. Neural bases of emotions. We use a combination of in vivo behaving techniques in the rodent (high density electrophysiology, optogenetics), and detailed biophysical computational modeling. More information at the Computational and Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory website.

mgola@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Brain mechanisms of motivation, reward, and conditioning
• Neural basis of behavioral addictions (especially compulsive sexual behaviors and problematic pornography use)
• Neural and psychological mechanisms of substance use disorders
• Basic mechanisms of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) effects on brain activity
  Use of TMS and EEG for addiction treatment
• Development of more effective methods for addiction treatment

tpjung@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Analysis and interpretation of neural activity measured by EEG, MEG and fMRI associated with human cognition, awareness and perception.
• Brain-computer interface and interaction
• Development of mobile wireless EEG and BCI systems that feature dry EEG sensor arrays and integrated data and signal processing hardware and software to obtain non-invasive, high spatial and temporal resolution, recording and interpretation of brain activity in unconstrained, freely-moving human subjects within operational environments.

smakeig@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Analysis and modeling of human cognitive event-related brain dynamics as captured by high-dimensional EEG, MEG and other imaging modalities now including body motion capture.

gmishne@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Manifold learning
• Diffusion geometry
• Computational neuroscience
• Image processing and Biomedical signal processing
• Applied harmonic analysis

jonton@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• To identify and localize EEG dynamics associated with PTSD and TBI in the military population to better diagnose and treat these disorders
• To optimize low-profile, at-home sleep EEG recordings and subsequent analyses to identify sleep abnormalities in behavioral health settings and therefore improve overall treatment outcomes

dp@ucsd.edu

858-534-4734

prangamani@ucsd.edu

tsejnowski@ucsd.edu

ksemende@ucsd.edu

syshirazi@ucsd.edu

ycwu@ucsd.edu

Research Interests

• Semantic processing
• EEG brain dynamics and learning
• Second language acquisition
• Discourse analysis and pragmatics
• Social neuroscience
• Gesture and action comprehension