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Todd Braver
Titles
Professor of Psychology , Associate Professor of Radiology

Office Contact Information

Degree
PHD, Carnegie Mellon University
Degree
MA, Carnegie Mellon University
Degree
BA, University of California
Office
Psychology Building 341B
Mailbox

Campus Box 1125

Phone
(314) 935-5143
Email
URL
Lab Website

Research specialization

Publications
  • Gray, J.R., Chabris, C.F., and Braver, T.S. (2003). Neural mechanisms of general fluid intelligence. Nature Neuroscience, 6, 316-322.
  • Barch, D.M., Carter, C.S., MacDonald III, A., Braver, T.S., and Cohen, J.D. (2003). Context processing deficits in Schizophrenia: Diagnostic Specificity, 4-week Course, and Relationships to clinical symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 132-143.
  • Braver, T.S., Reynolds, J.R. and Donaldson, D.I. (2003). Transient and sustained cognitive control during task switching. Neuron, 39, 713-26.
  • Speer, N.K., Jacoby, L.L., and Braver, T.S. (in press). Strategy-dependent changes in memory: Effects on behavior and brain activity. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience.
  • Swallow, K.M., Braver, T.S., Snyder, A.Z., Speer, N.K., and Zacks, J.M. (in press). Reliability of functional localization using fMRI. NeuroImage.
Courses
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychology
Research Interests:

Professor Braver studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying memory, attention, and controlled processing. His research approach combines computational modeling (using connectionist framework), functional neuroimaging (using fMRI and PET methods), and behavioral studies (in normal and clinical populations, and under pharmacological challenge). Ongoing projects include testing model predictions regarding (1) how the prefrontal cortex represents and maintains information in working memory; and (2) how the dopamine neurotransmitter system regulates control over these processes.

Departments
  • Philosophy 
  • Neuroscience 
  • Psychology