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In the Theoretical Systems Neuroscience Laboratory, headed by Dr. Wei Ji Ma, we investigate the mechanisms of brain function at the systems level using theoretical analysis, computational modeling, and theory-driven human experiments. Specifically, we aim to understand the neural substrates of cognitive behaviors that involve the representation and processing of uncertainty. Current areas of study include visual search, visual short-term memory, multisensory perception, and the neural basis of Bayesian inference. Read more about our projects on the Research page. The lab is part of the Computational Psychiatry Unit in the Department of Neuroscience.

If you want to know more about the PhD program in Neuroscience, go here. We particularly welcome applicants from physics, math, engineering, and computer science. Read more here.
 

General questions about our research

• Why do theoretical neuroscience?
• Why use the term "computation"?
• Why work at the systems/cognitive level?
• Why study uncertainty?
• Why join this lab?
• Why come to BCM for computational cognitive neuroscience?