AddressDr Rafal Bogacz, Senior Lecturer |
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Scientific Experience
- 2001-2004 - Postdoctoral research at Princeton University (work with Prof. Jonathan D. Cohen and Prof. Phil Holmes)
- 1998-2001 - PhD studies at University of Bristol (work with Prof. Malcolm W. Brown and Prof. Christophe Giraud-Carrier)
Research interests
My research focuses on computational neuroscience, and in particular on computational models of decision making in the mammalian brain. Specifically, I investigate what computations are performed in the neural circuits during choice processes, and how our decisions are influenced by previously obtained rewards, and other information stored in memory.
Current research projects
- Dysfunction of neural decision circuits in Parkinson's disease
- Modelling human reinforcement learning
- Role of synchronization between brain areas in decision making
- Model of familiarity discrimination in the perirhinal cortex
Previous research projects
Selected recent publications
- Rafal Bogacz, Eric Brown, Jeffrey Moehlis, Phil Holmes and Jonathan D. Cohen (2006). The physics of optimal decision making: A formal analysis of models of performance in two-alternative forced choice tasks. Psychological Review, 113: 700-765.
- Rafal Bogacz and Kevin Gurney (2007). The basal ganglia and cortex implement optimal decision making between alternative actions. Neural Computation, 19: 442-477.
- Rafal Bogacz, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Birte U. Forstmann and Sander Nieuwenhuis (in press) The Neural Basis of the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff. Trends in Neurosciences.
Full list of publications
Personal
- Ewa and Rafal's website
- My parents and brothers
- Wroclaw - the city I come from: Wikitravel, Wikipedia, more photos