Welcome

A little about me

I am a cognitive neuroscientist. That means I am fascinated by the human brain - the beauty of its complex structure is only exceeded by the mysteries of how this organ defines who we are and what we do. I am also a musician, an incorrigible hobbyist, and a husband.

A little about my science

My research focuses on the flexible representation of memories and expression of behaviors in humans. Combining neuroimaging and virtual reality, my studies ask how we are able to remember the distinct events that happen in our lives, and what mechanisms our brain employs to draw on the past in order to make decisions about the present and plan for the future.

Which way was I going?

These cognitive faculties and neural systems are profoundly affected in aging and age-related neuropathology. Moreover, my ongoing research seeks to better understand the neurocognitive mechanisms through which stress and anxiety influence memory and behavioral flexibility.

As a Network Scholar of The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, I am also interested in pursuing societal applications of memory theory.

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Recent News

Research accepted: Brown, T.I., Uncapher, M.R., Chow, T.E., Eberhardt, J.L., & Wagner, A.D. (2017). Cognitive Control, Attention, and the Other Race Effect in Memory. PLOS ONE, In Press.

Research published: Brown, T.I., Carr, V.A., LaRocque, K.F., Favila, S.E., Gordon, A.M., Bowles, B., Bailenson, J.N., & Wagner, A.D. (2016). Prospective representation of navigational goals in the human hippocampus. Science, 352:1323-1326.

Review published: van Kesteren, M.T.R., Brown, T.I., & Wagner, A.D. (2016). Interactions between memory and new learning: Insights from fMRI multivoxel pattern analysis. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 10:46. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2016.00046.

Current Collaborations

Stanford Memory Laboratory

BU COGNITIVE NEUROIMAGING LABORATORY

Social and applied psychophysiology Group