David L. Barack
- Graduate Student
- Philosophy
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Overview
I am a fifth year graduate student in the Cognitive Neuroscience program, working towards my PhD in Philosophy. My interests are philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of cognitive science, and philosophy of mind. My research focuses on computational models of decision making and control, especially mechanisms of foraging behavior. -
Research Summary
Philosophy of Neuroscience, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, and Cognitive Neuroscience. -
Research Description
I am a fifth year graduate student in the Cognitive Neuroscience program, working towards my PhD in Philosophy. My interests are philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of cognitive science, and philosophy of mind. My dissertation examines computational explanations in neuroscience, investigating their impact on theories of explanation in the philosophy of neuroscience and on the computational theory of mind in the philosophy of mind. My neuroscientific research focuses on computational models of decision making, in particular the neural and computational mechanisms of foraging behavior. I conduct my experimental work in Dr. Michael Platt's lab, using single-unit neuroelectrophysiology in awake, behaving macaques. I am currently researching the neural mechanisms for patch-based foraging and visual search.