Megan H. Papesh

My interest is aligned with analyzing the challenges of cognitive functions, such as the effects of perception and attention on face recognition which can affect many aspects of human life. I want to explore and understand the role of every brain region in human memory, and how cognitive functions and neural activity contribute to each other, to find routes beyond the generally well-known cognitive neuroscience approaches.

My goal is research about cognitive executive functions and neural activity by using EEG (Electroencephalography) and eye tracking techniques, especially, designing and conducting experiments to investigate the relationship between neural activity, memory, attention, perception and eyewitness testimony.

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My long-term career goal is to continue providing the development of signal recording and processing techniques to investigate cognitive neuroscience concepts especially human memory.

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Outside of school and research, I love watching soccer especially going to the stadium. I am a big fan of Persepolis (in Iran), Real Madrid, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Considering my interest and motivation for research using numerical modeling tools, I elected to focus on brain/neural activity and cognitive functions, especially memory. The focus of my research is to study and model human memory errors using neuroimaging techniques and brain signal recording.