Welcome to the McIntosh Lab
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Our research explores how the human brain operates as a system in various aspects of learning and memory. This exploration uses brain imaging methods, such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Event-related Potentials (ERP), and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to map activity throughout the brain and then combines the activity maps with network modeling methods to gain insight into the cooperation between areas. This combination provides the foundation for the development of a theory of neural interactions where behavior and cognition are seen as emergent properties of network interactions rather than the responsibility of distinct brain areas.
Our research also involves the development of analytic tools that are optimized to quantify neural interactions. One of these is Partial Least Squares, which was originally developed in collaboration with Dr. Fred Bookstein at the University of Michigan.
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Our research explores how the human brain operates as a system in various aspects of learning and memory. This exploration uses brain imaging methods, such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Event-related Potentials (ERP), and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to map activity throughout the brain and then combines the activity maps with network modeling methods to gain insight into the cooperation between areas. This combination provides the foundation for the development of a theory of neural interactions where behavior and cognition are seen as emergent properties of network interactions rather than the responsibility of distinct brain areas.
Our research also involves the development of analytic tools that are optimized to quantify neural interactions. One of these is Partial Least Squares, which was originally developed in collaboration with Dr. Fred Bookstein at the University of Michigan.