The Cole Neurocognition Lab at Rutgers

Lab’s latest out at PLOS Comp Biol (led by
Carrisa Cocuzza)!

“Distributed network flows generate localized category selectivity in human visual cortex”

This one changed how I think the brain works! Even "localized" functions are likely generated by distributed processes

https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012507

Lab's latest: "Neural representation dynamics reveal computational principles of cognitive task learning", wherein we tracked dynamic changes in cortical-subcortical cognitive representations over practice, revealing computational principles underlying task learning: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.27.546751

My latest article is up on Practically Scientific, about the importance of art that celebrates the (if we’re honest, very surprising!) reality science has revealed

I go into what makes something art, why using empirical truth in art is a wonderful yet dangerous game, and how Leonardo da Vinci used science to enhance art and art to enhance science

Art that celebrates the reality science has revealed From Feynman to da Vinci and back

As part of Rutgers Giving Day 2023, we opened up an official "give a gift" fund, The Cole Neurocognition Laboratory Research Fund

Please support our neuroscience research if you are able! https://give.rutgers.edu/ColeNeurocognitionLabFund

Our ultimate goal is to utilize brain connectivity research to advance fundamental understanding of the human brain, driving applications that enhance the human condition – especially via novel treatments for brain diseases such as major depression, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia

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Latest Practically Scientific post: "The best way to overcome the replication crisis is to simply require replication to fully establish new findings" – Why and how this simple idea could work well to reduce scientific bias

Debiasing Science: The best way to overcome the replication crisis is to simply require replication to fully establish new findings Why and how this simple idea could work well to reduce scientific bias