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Samuel J. Gershman

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The Gershman lab's research aims to understand how richly structured knowledge about the environment is acquired, and how this knowledge aids adaptive behavior. The lab uses a combination of behavioral, neuroimaging and computational techniques to pursue...

Psychology Professor Samuel J. Gershman wins Polymath award

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Samuel J. Gershman, Professor of Psychology, was recognized for his work with single-cell organisms. Psychology Professor Samuel J. Gershman wins Polymath Award

On cellular complexity and the future of biological intelligence: Q&A with Sam Gershman

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What is the logic underlying human and animal intelligence? This is the motivating question behind the research of Samuel J. Gershman, a Kempner Institute associate faculty member and professor in the Department of Psychology. Gershman’s lab studies a...

Gershman Awarded Sloan Fellowship

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Assistant Professor Sam Gershman has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the Neuroscience Category, in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to his field...

Nock and Gershman Receive Star Family Challenge Research Award

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Professor Matthew Nock and Assistant Professor Samuel Gershman, along with HSPH Associate Professor of Biostatistics J.P. Onnela, received a 2018 Star Family Challenge Research Award for their project, "Using Mobile Passive Monitoring, Real-time...

Computational rationality: A converging paradigm for intelligence in brains, minds and machines

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Retrospective revaluation in sequential decision making: A tale of two systems

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Statistical computations underlying the dynamics of memory updating

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Social Psychology Brownbag

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Sam Gershman, Harvard University

Cognition, Brain, & Behavior Research Seminar - Eric Schulz

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Eric Schulz Postdoctoral Fellow (Gershman Lab) Harvard University Website If you have any questions, please email the 2017-2018 meeting organizers Max Krasnow or Leah Somerville.

Sam Gershman Wins 2019 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award

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The purpose of the Young Investigator Award is to recognize outstanding contributions by scientists early in their career.

Harvest Day - October 13, 1 - 3 PM

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The Psychology Department's annual Harvest Day is an informative, fun afternoon of presentations by the faculty describing their research. It will be held in William James Hall B-1 (Basement Auditorium) from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M., with a reception following...