Valentina Di Pietro
Post Doctoral Fellow
Email: ku.ca.mahb@orteiPiD.V
Lab Phone: 217-300-1464
Email: ku.ca.mahb@orteiPiD.V
Lab Phone: 217-300-1464
Email: ude.sionilli@2kabab
Lab Phone: 217-300-2530
Babak grew up and went to college in Iran, where he received a B.A. in Clinical Psychology from University of Tehran. He then completed an M.S. in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science at Brown University in 2021. Having started a 3-year Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in January 2022, he studies how social information is internalized and negotiated with other community members using theory-driven but AI-aided text analysis, neuroimaging, and behavioral experiments. He is particularly interested in the causal and narrative frames for organizing and communication information. Current projects include neuroimaging investigations of the interplay between causal inference and executive functions, longitudinal analysis of Reddit discourse about marijuana legalization using modern neural networks, and evaluation of social biases in text generation.
Email: ude.sionilli@rewopr
Lab Phone: 217-300-1464
Email: ude.sionilli@1nilliwz
Phone: 217-300-2530
Chris Zwilling is interested in model based cognitive neuroscience which uses cognitive or behavioral models to gain insight into the underlying neural substrate. He is currently interested in models of higher order cognition, including decision making processes and working memory. To accomplish these goals, he employs various statistical methodologies, including Bayesian analyses and structural equation modeling.
Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Office: 217-244-2551
Lab: 217-300-1464
Fax: 217-333-2922
The Decision Neuroscience Laboratory provides ample opportunity for the development of innovative, focused research and a broad collaborative cognitive neuroscience experience through affiliations with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Carle Foundation Hospital, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Psychology, and the Neuroscience Program.