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IARPA Launches New Research Program to Significantly Improve Adaptive Reasoning and Problem-Solving, Selecting a Team of Investigators at the University of Illinois led by Aron K. Barbey

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Decision Neuroscience Laboratory launches the research topic Human Explanation: Psychology, Computation, and Neuroscience in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Decision Neuroscience Laboratory Featured in Beckman Institute’s 2012-13 Annual Report

Click here to read a profile of Aron K. Barbey in the Beckman Institute’s 2012-13 Annual Report.

Scientific American: Gorillas Agree: Human Frontal Cortex is Nothing Special

In a humbling moment for our species, the following big news has just been published: When it comes to the frontal lobes, we’re not so special after all.  [Full Article]

Aron Barbey

WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Dr. Aron K. Barbey, UIUC – Emotional Intelligence

Aron K. Barbey is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in the Beckman Institute Cognitive Neuroscience group at the University of Illinois where he also heads the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory. His research investigates the principles of brain organization that underlie executive control, reasoning and decision making. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Emory University. [View Article]

“A minute with Aron K. Barbey”

The Obama administration recently announced a large-scale initiative to develop new technologies to “map” the complex neural circuitry of the human brain. While the specifics of the program, called the BRAIN Initiative, are still vague, the goal is a worthy one, says University of Illinois neuroscientist Aron K. Barbey, who has himself mapped brain regions that contribute to general and emotional intelligence. Barbey spoke to News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates. [Full Article]

Social Research Council awards “Best Paper Award by an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois”

Social and Behavioral Research Council at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign awards Aron K. Barbey the  “Best Paper Award by an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois