James is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Science. More specifically, he is a cognitive neuroscientist in the System-Human Interaction with NIRS and EEG (SHINE) Laboratory at the Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC). He uses multimodal methods (e.g., fMRI, fNIRS, deep-learning, etc.) in ‘real-world’ and lab-based paradigms to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms supporting cognitive security (i.e., how the brain defends against information-based threats). This research is supported by the Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) Program.
Specialties:
• Prefrontal cortex
• Executive functions
• functional-near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
• Ecological neuroscience
• Mental health
• Exercise neuroscience
Education: James received his BA in Psychology and Philosophy at Adrian College, Michigan, MRes in cognitive neuroscience at University College London (UCL), England, and PhD in cognitive neuroscience at UCL, working under Professors Paul W. Burgess (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN), UCL), Joy Hirsch (Department of Psychiatry, Yale University), and Antonia Hamilton (ICN, UCL).