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Joshua Jacobs is an Associate Professor at the Data Science Institute of Columbia University, focusing on Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Sciences. His research primarily seeks to explain how the brain supports spatial memory, with a specific emphasis on using statistical methods to examine brain activity in neurosurgical patients who have electrodes implanted in deep brain structures. Jacobs's work also investigates the effects of electrical brain stimulation on neural activity and behavior. He holds a Bachelor's and Master of Engineering degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)