About
How do vision (what we see) and memory (what we know) interact dynamically to support spatial cognition? What computations are implemented in the brain to store and recall memories of places? What guides where people look and how people move around within new places?
These questions form the core of my research interests. During my doctoral work, I identified a new network in the brain that appear to support spatial memory in humans. As a Neukom Fellow, I focus on elucidating how memories of new places are formed, stored, and recalled in this brain network, as well as what algorithms the brain uses to implement these processes.
To address these questions, I use virtual reality, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation), and neuroimaging tools (MRI, fMRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy). Long-term, I hope that my research helps understand mechanisms of memory formation, and how these mechanisms differ in neurodiverse populations such as individuals with autism.
These questions form the core of my research interests. During my doctoral work, I identified a new network in the brain that appear to support spatial memory in humans. As a Neukom Fellow, I focus on elucidating how memories of new places are formed, stored, and recalled in this brain network, as well as what algorithms the brain uses to implement these processes.
To address these questions, I use virtual reality, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation), and neuroimaging tools (MRI, fMRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy). Long-term, I hope that my research helps understand mechanisms of memory formation, and how these mechanisms differ in neurodiverse populations such as individuals with autism.
Biography
I am currently a Neukom Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Science at Dartmouth College, working jointly with Professors Caroline Robertson and Andrew Campbell.
Before coming to Dartmouth, I completed my DPhil (PhD) in biomedical sciences with the National Institutes of Health/Oxford-Cambridge Global Partnership Program mentored by Chris Baker and Charlotte Stagg. Before my PhD, I obtained a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY. I went on to work as a post-baccalaureate research fellow with Dr. Eric Wassermann in National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Outside of research, I enjoy running marathons in the US and Europe, gardening, and baking sourdough bread!
Before coming to Dartmouth, I completed my DPhil (PhD) in biomedical sciences with the National Institutes of Health/Oxford-Cambridge Global Partnership Program mentored by Chris Baker and Charlotte Stagg. Before my PhD, I obtained a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior from Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY. I went on to work as a post-baccalaureate research fellow with Dr. Eric Wassermann in National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Outside of research, I enjoy running marathons in the US and Europe, gardening, and baking sourdough bread!
