I am interested in understanding how the brain produces complex cognition, in particular cognitive control and adaptation of behaviour, and how these interact with memory. Specifically, I am interested in the mechanisms at work in the prefrontal cortex, the ways in which different cortical regions interact with prefrontal cortex to subserve these forms of cognition, and the forms that these interactions take. Currently at SBRI I study cortical oscillations, widely supposed to be related to interaction at different levels between assemblies in the brain. I am working on a project studying the changes in these networks and oscillations during the early stages of Parkinson's disease, and I am developing a new project related to very specific interactions of the anterior cingulate cortex with prefrontal cortex using different neurotransmitter systems.
