His undergraduate and graduate studies, at Michigan and MIT respectively, were in electrical engineering and computer science. Dr. Coleman then changed gears and studied neuroscience as a postdoctoral scholar at MIT and Mass. General Hospital. He currently directs the Neural Interaction Laboratory at UCSD, where his research group integrates principles of applied math, medicine, neuroscience, and bio-electronics for compelling applications. His research on using flexible "tattoo electronics" for neurological monitoring and brain-computer interfaces applications has been featured by CNN, the New York Times, and Popular Science. Dr. Coleman is a science advisor for the Science & Entertainment Exchange (National Academy of Sciences).