Courses Taught:
Cognitive Neuroscience, Biological Psychology
Research Interests:
Cognitive Control & Psychopathology Lab
Professor Braver studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying memory, attention, and controlled processing. His research approach combines computational modeling (using connectionist framework), functional neuroimaging (using fMRI and PET methods), and behavioral studies (in normal and clinical populations, and under pharmacological challenge). Ongoing projects include testing model predictions regarding (1) how the prefrontal cortex represents and maintains information in working memory; and (2) how the dopamine neurotransmitter system regulates control over these processes.
Selected Publications:
Gray, J.R., Chabris, C.F., and Braver, T.S. (2003). Neural mechanisms of general fluid intelligence.
Nature Neuroscience, 6, 316-322.
Barch, D.M., Carter, C.S., MacDonald III, A., Braver, T.S., and Cohen, J.D. (2003). Context processing deficits in Schizophrenia: Diagnostic Specificity, 4-week Course, and Relationships to clinical symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 132-143.
Braver, T.S., Reynolds, J.R. and Donaldson, D.I. (2003). Transient and sustained cognitive control during task switching. Neuron, 39, 713-26.
Speer, N.K., Jacoby, L.L., and Braver, T.S. (in press). Strategy-dependent changes in memory: Effects on behavior and brain activity. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience.
Swallow, K.M., Braver, T.S., Snyder, A.Z., Speer, N.K., and Zacks, J.M. (in press). Reliability of functional localization using fMRI. NeuroImage. |
