Graduate Student

Our perception of the duration of an event, and the temporal order between events can be distorted in various situations.  Through these temporal illusions, I am combining psychophysics, computation modeling and functional imaging to explore the mechanism underlying time perception.

Graduate Student

Scott is a Ph.D. student in Rice University's Electrical & Computer Engineering department, working under Dr. Eagleman as his advisor. He received his Masters from the same department, but with a focus on cognitive wireless protocol design. His current research interest is figuring out ways to exploit brain plasticity for developing new ways of sensing information and controlling devices. He also works with apparatus design for the group's timing work, as well as performing analysis of the group's synesthesia database.

Graduate Student (MD/PhD) 

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I have been forever challenged by the mysteries of neuroscience. As an undergraduate at MIT, I quickly realized the power of computational modeling as a tool in understanding the brain. I wanted to integrate both of these sciences in a unique way and earned dual degrees in Brain and Cognitive Sciences as well as Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I soon became interested in translating these discoveries to people and patients and am currently pursuing an MD/PhD through Texas A&M. At the Eagleman Lab, I want to help bring the innovating science to the clinic.

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Research Assistant

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Hannah is an undergraduate student at Rice University majoring in Psychology, Linguistics and Cognitive Science.

She plans to pursue postgraduate education in neuroscience after graduating from Rice. Because she personally experiences colored letters and numbers on a daily basis, Hannah is particularly interested in research on synesthesia.   Her current projects are focused on investigating Colored-Sequence-Synesthesia through research in genetics as well as neuroimaging.  Additionally, she is exploring the phenomenon of 'Word Aversion' (the tendency for certain individuals to have pathologically aversive reactions to certain words) in speakers of English.

Research Assistant

Mark is an undergraduate at Rice University studying biochemistry and cognitive sciences with a neuroscience specialization.

After graduating from Rice, Mark hopes to pursue postgraduate education in medicine and/or neuroscience. Mark is currently working on a variety of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments investigating moral decision making and perception.

Research Assistant

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Sarah is an undergraduate student at Rice University pursuing majors in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Asian Studies and a minor in Neuroscience.

Under the broader umbrella of Computational Neuroscience, Sarah is particularly interested in how cell assemblies store and process different classes of information. She is currently investigating the relationship between the complexity of visual stimuli and time perception.

Research Assistant

I am currently a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, with a Masters in Biomedical Engineering Design & Commercialization from Johns Hopkins University. After graduation, I am interested in pursuing a career as a neurologist. I'm currently researching the possibility of using a variety of techniques to assist in the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

Adjunct Research Assistant

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Pablo is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he won its largest student writing prize, served as co-Editor-in-Chief for the Harvard Latino Law Review, and co-Chair for the Harvard Latin American Law Society.  He has won several fellowships for international work, both for public service and for research abroad. As a Research Fellow in the Initiative on Neuroscience and the Law, Pablo studies patterns of crime and the efficacy of legislation using large scale database analysis.

Publications

McArthur, K., & Ormachea, P. (2007).  International investor-state arbitration: an empirical analysis of ICSID decisions on jurisdiction. The Review of Litigation, 28(3), 559-594.

Ormachea, P. (2008).  An empirical analysis of state ethanol production incentives: do they work?  Texas Review of Litigation, 4(1), 130-144.

Research Coordinator

Seán is the Lab Manager, bringing organization and sanity to the activities here. Outside the lab, Seán is one of Houston's most sought-after actors. He is a member of Houston's Catastrophic Theatre Company, and was formerly with Nova Arts Project. Seán has always been fascinated by the inner workings of the human mind, and thrives as part of an exciting research environment.

Lab Programmer

Josh is a computer guru who has been writing software since he first found a book on the subject in his elementary school library. After spending some time in industry he is returning to academia  in hopes of pursuing the hard problem of consciousness and the question of friendly artificial intelligence.