He earned his PhD in 2010 from the University of Arizona studying neural systems of memory, decisions, and aging. His postdoctoral training in Toronto included research on deep brain stimulation treatments for depression, use of neural network models to understand schizophrenia symptoms, and investigations into the mechanisms of memory dysfunction and recovery in Alzheimer’s Disease. Nathan’s research program at the University of Montana aims to understand how the brain forms and updates expectations about other individuals. This work takes into consideration a wide spectrum of mental health disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, that either specifically or incidentally impair social cognition and motivation.