Faculty
Theorists
| FACULTY NAME | DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH AREA |
|---|---|---|
| Blaise Agüera y Arcas | Google & Affiliate Faculty, UW Computer Science & Engineering | Machine intelligence |
| Wyeth Bair | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Computer modeling of visual cortical circuits |
| Bing Brunton | Biology | Data-driven, low-dimensional dynamic models of neuronal networks |
| Michael Buice | Allen Institute for Brain Science & Affiliate faculty, UW Applied Mathematics | Machine intelligence and network dynamics |
| Howard Chizeck | Electrical Engineering | Control of disease through neural implants |
| Laura Driscoll | Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics | Effects of prior learning on behavior |
| Zaid Harchaoui | Statistics | statistical machine learning |
| Christof Koch | Allen Institute for Brain Science & Affiliate faculty, UW Biology | Biophysics of computation; neural correlates of consciousness |
| Adrienne Fairhall (co-director) |
Neurobiology & Biophysics | Adaptive neural coding |
| Matthew Golub | Computer Science & Engineering | Machine learning and systems neuroscience |
| Nathan Kutz | Applied Mathematics | Nonlinear dynamics and dimensionality reduction |
| Stefan Mihalas | Allen Institute for Brain Science & Affiliate faculty, UW Applied Mathematics | Biological circuits and neural coding |
| Ulises Pereira-Obilinovic | Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics | Data-drive theories of biological learning |
| Rajesh Rao | Computer Science & Engineering | Computational modeling and brain-computer |
| Ariel Rokem | eScience Institute | Neuroinformatics |
| Eric Shea-Brown (co-director) |
Applied Mathematics | Nonlinear dynamics in neural computation |
| Ali Shojaie |
Biostatistics | Statistical methods for analysis of complex systems |
| Andrea Stocco | Psychology and ILabs | Cognitive neuroscience |
| Eli Shlizerman | Electrical Engineering | Dynamical models of neural processing |
| Uygar Sümbül | Allen Institute for Brain Science | Modeling of neuronal cell types |
| Edgar Walker | Neurobiology & Biophysics | representation of sensory stimuli |
| Daniela Witten | Biostatistics | Big data in neuroscience |
Experimental Affiliates
| FACULTY NAME | DEPARTMENT | RESEARCH AREA |
|---|---|---|
| Sama Ahmed | Psychology | Neural circuit interactions and behavioral multitasking/td> |
| Michele Basso | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Neuronal circuits of decision-making in health and disease |
| Geoff Boynton | Psychology | Functional imaging of vision |
| Michael Bruchas | Anesthesiology and Pharmacology | GPCRs in neural circuits and affective behavior |
| Astra Bryant | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Thermosensory abilities of parasitic nematodes |
| Beth Buffalo | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Learning, memory and navigation in primates |
| Jeremiah Cohen | Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics | Decision making in dynamic environments |
| Forrest Collman | Allen Institute for Brain Science | Molecular connectivity of neural circuits |
| Nikolai Dembrow | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Neuromodulation and Dendritic Integration in the Neocortex |
| Angela Fang | Psychology | Neuroendocrinology |
| Ione Fine | Psychology | Encoding models for visual prostheses |
| Anna Gillespie | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Network mechanisms of memory dysfunction in aging and Alzheimer’s |
| David Gire | Psychology | Neural circuit mechanisms of sensory processing and decision-making |
| Sam Golden | Neurobiology & Biophysics | neural mechanisms and circuits guiding motivated social behavior |
| Bertil Hille | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Biophysics of neuronal signal transduction |
| Greg Horwitz | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Cortical color processing |
| Adrian KC Lee | Speech and Hearing Sciences, I-LABS |
Auditory attention, Magnetoencephalography, Brain-Computer Interfaces |
| Sheri Mizumori | Psychology | Learning and Memory |
| Chet Moritz | Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurobiology & Biophysics |
Neuroprostheses for brain and spinal cord injury |
| Scott Murray | Psychology | Visual neuroimaging |
Amy Orsborn |
Bioengineering | Neural engineering of the CNS |
| Anitha Pasupathy | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Neurobiology of visual shape processing |
| David Perkel | Biology, Otolaryngology | Neural mechanisms of vocal learning |
| Steve Perlmutter | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Motor control, neural plasticity, neuroprostheses for spinal cord injury |
| Paul E.M. Phillips | Psychiatry | Neurochemistry and behavior |
| Cindy Poo | Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics | Population dynamics and cell type-specific mechanisms of perception, cognition and flexible behavior |
| Nino Ramirez | Neurosurgery Seattle Children’s Research Institute |
Neural control of rhythmic activity |
| R. Clay Reid | Allen Institute for Brain Science | encoding and processing in neural networks of the vision system |
| Fred Rieke | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Sensory signal processing in the retina |
| Jeff Riffell | Biology | Neuroecology and chemosensation |
| William Spain | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Biophysics of neuronal computation |
| Nick Steinmetz | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Neural circuits that underlie cognition and perception |
| Garret Stuber | Anesthesiology and Pharmacology | Neurocircuitry & Behavior |
| Karel Svoboda | Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics | Information processing in neural circuits |
| John Tuthill | Neurobiology & Biophysics | Neural coding of mechanosensation and motor control |
| Yan Wang | Psychology and Biology | Neurobiology of aging, senescence and death |
Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad |
Bioengineering | Optogentics, neurorehabilitaiton, stimulation-based therapies |