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Timothy Buschman is a Professor at Princeton University, affiliated with the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. His research focuses on the center of intelligent, rational behavior, particularly through the lens of executive control— the ability to internally guide actions toward goals. His lab investigates how the brain accomplishes this control, emphasizing the interactions between critical brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, parietal cortex, and basal ganglia. By utilizing a multidisciplinary approach and cutting-edge techniques in both non-human primate and rodent models, he aims to design behavioral tasks that isolate specific cognitive functions underlying executive control. Buschman combines large-scale, multiple-electrode electrophysiology with optogenetic control to explore the circuit-level mechanisms that contribute to complex cognitive behaviors. His goal is to provide insights into the functions of the highest forms of cognition and leverage this understanding to address disruptions in executive control related to neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases such as autism, schizophrenia, and Parkinson's disease.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.