Lindsay S. Shaffer

Graduate Research Assistant

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience: electrophysiology, decision-making, prefrontal cortex, systems neuroscience

My name is Lindsay Shaffer and I'm a PhD candidate in the CBN program.

My research primarily focuses on what kind of information we use to make decisions and how that information is represented in the brain. Specifically, I am interested in how we make decisions based on inference or mental simulation compared to decisions based on past experiences. I utilize electroencephalography (EEG), behavioral paradigms used to probe prefrontal cortex functioning, and computational modeling to answer questions related to my research interests.

Selected Publications

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Expanded Publication List

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Grants and Fellowships

CASBBI National Science Foundation (NSF) NRT Fellowship (2020-2022; Sponsor: NSF)

Courses Taught

PSYC 372 - Biopsychology

PSYC 373 - Biopsychology Lab

Education

B.A., Psychology - University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)