Research
My research integrates behavioral testing, neural recordings, and computational modeling to understand how cognitive functions develop and operate across the lifespan. I focus on the neural mechanisms underlying working memory and executive functions, with applications in clinical neuroscience.
Research Areas
Cognitive Development
Understanding how working memory and executive functions mature during adolescence using cross-species models.
Neural Circuits
Investigating prefrontal cortex circuitry and its role in cognitive function through electrophysiology and neuroimaging.
Computational Modeling
Developing machine learning models to predict cognitive performance from neural activity and brain structure.
Translational Neuroscience
Bridging findings from animal models to human clinical applications in neurosurgery and neuropsychiatry.
Selected Projects
Representative work across the research areas above. See Publications for the full list.
Longitudinal brain structure and activity predict cognitive maturation
Monkey adolescent neurocognitive development; prefrontal trajectories predict working memory gains. Nature Neuroscience, 2025.
Asynchronous firing and off states in working memory maintenance
High-density recordings in macaque prefrontal and parietal cortex show working memory is sustained by asynchronous spiking, not persistent activity. Cell Reports, 2026.
Brain charts for the rhesus macaque lifespan
Normative growth charts from 1,522 MRI scans (PRIME-DE Consortium); open resource for cross-species translational research. bioRxiv, 2024.
Laminar pattern of adolescent development in working memory
Layer-specific changes in prefrontal activity from adolescence to adulthood. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2023.
RNN models of prefrontal maturation
Recurrent networks trained on working-memory tasks recapitulate primate prefrontal developmental signatures. iScience, 2021.