cognition Experts

Douglas Scharre

Professor of Clinical Neurology and Psychiatry | College of MedicineThe Ohio State University

Dr. Scharre specializes in cognitive disorders and dementias, including Alzheimer's disease

Robin Coulter, Ph.D.

Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Robin Coulter is an expert in consumer behavior issues with strategic marketing implications.

Erin Westgate

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Erin Westgate studies boredom, interest, and thinking (...and why it's so hard for so many people).

Marcus Crews, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, College of Business AdministrationLoyola Marymount University

Norbert Ross

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in child centered anthropology, including children and violence.

Nilanjana Buju Dasgupta

Provost Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of the Institute of Diversity SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Nilanjana "Buju" Dasgupta studies how implicit or unconscious bias influences people’s first impressions and behavior toward others.

Simon DeDeo

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Simon DeDeo is a cognitive scientist who studies the nature of mathematics, how mathematicians think and reason, and how AI is changing it.

Dr. Randy McIntosh

Vice-President of Research ; Director, Rotman Research InstituteBaycrest

A world-renowned expert in the use of neuro-imaging methods (fMRI, PET, EEG and MEG) and computational modeling.

Natasha Rajah

Associate Professor McGill University

Director, Douglas Brain Imaging Centre, Douglas Institute Research Centre; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University

Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.