Michael J Tarr
Kavčić-Moura Professor of Cognitive and Brain Science, Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology and the Neuroscience Institute, Professor of Machine Learning (Affiliated), Robotics Institute (Affiliated)
Contact
- 335D Baker Hall
- 412-256-8576
Areas of Expertise
Cognitive Science, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience, NeuroAI, Perception, Vision
Bio
NOTE: Not considering Ph.D. students for AY25-26.
My research focuses on the how the primate brain turns 2D retinal images into the perception of objects and scenes. I am interested in:
- Face, Object, and Scene Perception
- Perceptual Expertise and Learning
- Visual Categorization and Semantics
- Computational and Artificial Vision Systems
- Novel Imaging Methods, Including Real-time, Adaptive fMRI
Education
B.S. in Psychology, Cornell University
Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology