Dr. Nick Turk Browne

Biography

Nick Turk-Browne is a Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Professor of Psychology at Yale University. He earned his Ph.D. in 2009 from Yale University. His research specializes in cognitive processes such as perception, attention, learning, and memory, and explores the underlying brain systems that support these functions. His work is characterized by a complementary perspective focused on understanding how various systems interact. He aims to elucidate the constraints and functions of individual systems to help produce an integrated understanding of mind and brain. He employs a variety of techniques, including psychophysical experiments to characterize behaviors of interest, functional magnetic resonance imaging to explore underlying circuits and representations, and computational approaches such as machine learning, graph theory, and real-time analysis to formalize theories and generate quantitative predictions. His research notably includes topics such as statistical learning and predictive coding, along with studying memory-guided attention and the development of brain function in infants and toddlers. Turk-Browne has made significant contributions to the understanding of how humans extract regularities from sensory input and the role of the hippocampus in learning commonalities in experiences.

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