INC Members
Directors
Administration
Core Faculty
Zeynep Akalin Acar
Assistant Project Scientist
SCCN
zeynep@sccn.ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Numerical Methods in Bioelectromagnetism
- Development of Neuroelectromagnetic forward head modeling toolbox
- EEG/MEG/ECoG source localization
Roger Bingham
Specialist
TDLC
bingham@salk.edu
Frederic Broccard
Assistant Project Scientist
INC
fbroccard@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- EEG Hyperscanning
- Cognitive Ethology
- Artificial Cognitive Systems
- Neuromorphic Engineering
- Mobile Brain Imaging
Gert Cauwenberghs
Professor
INC Co-Director / Bioengineering
gert@ucsd.edu
Andrea Chiba
Professor
TDLC Co-Director / Cognitive Sciences and Program in Neuroscience
achiba@ucsd.edu
Leanne Chukoskie
Assistant Research Scientist
INC / Neurosciences
lchukoskie@ucsd.edu
Gary Cottrell
Professor
TDLC Director / ECE
gcottrell@ucsd.edu
Arnaud Delorme
Project Scientist
SCCN
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.
Jeng-Ren Duann
Project Scientist
SCCN
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.
Mateusz Gola
Associate Research Scientist
SCCN
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
Ruey-Song Huang
Assistant Project Scientist
SCCN
rhuang@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Topographical mapping (retinotopy, tonotopy, somatotopy, multisensory maps) of cortical areas using fMRI
- Multisensory representation of space in multiple reference frames; multisensory attention, interaction, and integration
- Neural basis of metaphorical abstraction of space and time
- Multimodal neuroimaging (EEG/fMRI/NIRS) of sensorimotor functions
- Brain dynamics (EEG/fMRI) during sustained-attention tasks (driving); alertness monitoring
- EEG-based brain computer interface (BCI)
- Development of MR-compatible devices
John Iversen
Associate Research Scientist
SCCN
jiversen@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Neural basis of auditory perception
- Dynamics of sensory-motor interactions
- Musical rhythm perception and production
- Rehabilitation of movement disorders using music
- The role of music in brain and behavioral development
Tzyy-Ping Jung
Research Scientist/Adjunct Professor
SCCN
jung@inc.ucsd.edu -- website: https://sccn.ucsd.edu/~jung/
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.
Alexander Khalil
Assistant Project Scientist
INC/TDLC
akhalil@ucsd.edu
Claudia Lainscsek
Associate Project Scientist
INC
clainscsek@ucsd.edu
Scott Makeig
Research Scientist
SCCN Director
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.
Makoto Miyakoshi
Assistant Project Scientist
SCCN
mmiyakoshi@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- EEG data mining
- Statistical methods
- Software development on MATLAB
- Experimental psychology and cognitive science
Samat Moldakarimov
Associate Project Scientist
INC
smoldakarimov@ucsd.edu
Julie Onton
Associate Project Scientist
INC
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
Jason Palmer
Assistant Project Scientist
SCCN
japalmer@ucsd.edu
David Peterson
Associate Project Scientist
INC
d8peterson@ucsd.edu
Peter Rowat
Associate Project Scientist
INC
peter@pelican.ucsd.edu
Terrence Sejnowski
Professor
INC Co-Director / Salk Institute
tsejnowski@ucsd.edu
Joseph Snider
Associate Project Scientist
INC
j1snider@ucsd.edu
Ying Wu
Assistant Project Scientist
SCCN
ywu@sccn.ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Semantic processing
- EEG brain dynamics and learning
- Second language acquisition
- Discourse analysis and pragmatics
- Social neuroscience
- Gesture and action comprehension
Affiliated Faculty
Graduate Students
Kuan-Jung Chiang
Maggie Henderson
Mahta Mousavi
Alejandro Ojeda
Jonathon Paden
Luca Pion-Tonachini
Burke Rosen
Postdoc Scholars
Kirsten Adam
kadam@ucsd.edu
Chun-Shu Wei
Visiting Scholars