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David M. Kaplan is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. His current research focuses on the computational processes that underlie movement planning and sensorimotor learning. Recent investigations include the influence of sensory uncertainty on motor learning and the training of expert motor performance for minimal access laparoscopic robotic surgery. He has a strong interest in foundational methodological and theoretical issues in neuroscience. Kaplan completed his PhD at Duke University in 2007 and was a James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellow in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program at Washington University in St. Louis from 2007 to 2009, followed by further postdoctoral training in the Department of Neuroscience at the same institution until 2013. Over the past five years, Kaplan has been involved in several research projects aimed at understanding social functioning in autism through virtual reality technology and investigating sensorimotor integration in decision-making processes. He has been recognized with multiple awards for his contributions to teaching and research within his faculty.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and research in the field of psychology with a focus on sensorimotor learning and neuroscience.
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