Research at the CSCA

Brain & Cognition

Research

Visitors

Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam (CSCA)

The research priority program Brain & Cognition invites visiting professors to the CSCA to exchange ideas and results and foster collaborations. Visiting professors are listed below.

Dr. Lynn Nadel, University of Arizona, USA

Lynn Nadel has been at the cradle of human memory research. In the seventies he published famous work, together with John O'Keefe, on the function of the hippocampus as a spatial map. He is a visiting professor for the Brain & Cognition priority program and collaborates especially with the emotional memory group.

Dr. Michael J. Frank, Brown University, USA

Dr. Frank’s research combines computational modeling and experimental work to understand the neural mechanisms underlying reinforcement learning, decision making and working memory. He is a visiting professor for the Brain & Cognition priority program and collaborates especially with the decision-making group.

Dr. Roger Ratcliff, Ohio State University, USA

Dr. Ratcliff is one of the most productive researchers in cognitive science, known for his exceptionally rigorous theoretical and empirical work. He is a visiting professor for the Brain & Cognition priority program and collaborates especially with the decision-making group.

Dr. Paola Escudero, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Dr. Escudero studies phonetic, phonological, and lexical development in various populations. She is a visiting professor for the Brain & Cognition priority program and collaborates especially with the category formation group.

Dr. Anil Seth, University of Sussex, UK

Anil Seth is an internationally renowned expert in the field of consciousness, and has advanced our knowledge of the mind-brain relation with numerous conceptual, theoretical and methodological advances. He is a visiting professor for the Brain & Cognition priority program and collaborates especially with the consciousness group.

Research priority areas

The fifteen so-called research priority areas represent the very best the UvA has to offer.