He was a post-doctoral researcher at Washington University in St. Louis until 2014. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009 with a PhD. in Neuroscience, and from UC Berkeley in 2003 with a B.A. degree in Cognitive Science. His research mainly involves the use of functional imaging to measure brain activity in humans during higher level cognitive tasks. He is interested in advanced statistical techniques allowing for a greater understanding of the neural basis of cognition. Particular issues of interest include the neural basis of rapid task learning, the neural basis of working memory and attention, the evolution of complex cognition in humans, and the emergence of complex cognition from network dynamics.