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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 models of decision making in the mammalian brain. In particular, I am interested in the following questions:
- What computations are performed by the cortico-basal ganglia circuit during decision making?
- How is the information processing in the basal ganglia affected by Parkinson's disease?
- What are the mechanisms of reinforcement learning in the human brain?
- What is the role of synchronization between brain areas in decision making?
Previous research projects
PhD programme in Neural Dynamics
I am a co-director of a 4-year PhD programme in Neural Dynamics funded by the Wellcome Trust. Click here for details.
Selected 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 (2010) The Neural Basis of the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff. Trends in Neurosciences, 33: 10-16.
- Alejo Nevado Holgado, John Terry, Rafal Bogacz (2010) Conditions for the generation of beta oscillations in the subthalamic nucleus - globus pallidus network. The Journal of Neuroscience, 30: 12340-12352.
Full list of publications
Personal
- Ewa and Rafal's website
- My parents and brothers
- Wroclaw - the city I come from: Wikipedia, more photos