Dr. Ben Eppinger

Biography

Ben Eppinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University, where he focuses on cognitive neuroscience and decision-making throughout the lifespan. He completed his PhD at Saarland University in 2008 and subsequently undertook postdoctoral training at Princeton University from 2007 to 2010. He has since spent years as a research scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin before joining TU Dresden as an assistant professor. In August 2016, he took on his current position at Concordia University and held the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in cognitive neuroscience related to healthy decision-making in human aging since June 2017. His research interests revolve around understanding cognitive and neural mechanisms governing learning and decision-making across different stages of human development, employing methodologies such as neuroimaging and computational modeling. He has made significant contributions to the field through his publications, focusing on neuro-computational mechanisms and the influence of aging on learning strategies.

Research Interests