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Jeff Zacks, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Professor of Radiology
- Phone: (314) 935-8454
- Email: jzacks@wustl.edu
Chair, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Professor of Radiology
Email: jzacks@wustl.edu
Phone: 314-935-8454
Office: Psychology Building 206
Mailbox: CB 1125
Professor Zacks' laboratory studies how the representations in the brain and the world work together in cognition. He studies perception and cognition using behavioral experiments, functional MRI, computational modeling, and testing of neurological patients. One line of research examines how people parse the continuous stream of behavior into meaningful events, and how this affects memory and cognition. Another line examines how mental imagery contributes to reasoning about spatial relations, especially how mental representations of one's body are updated during imagery and reasoning.
Recent Previous Courses
- Advanced Cognitive Psychology: Psychology 5087 (with Ian Dobbins, 2015)
- Cognitive Psychology: Psychology 360
- The Cognitive Neuroscience of Film: Psychology 488/PNP 4488
Andrew Zhang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Andrew a member of the class of 2025. He is double majoring in PNP: Cognitive Neuroscience and Computer Science-Math. Andrew is primarily interested in understanding how event cognition can be modeled computationally through artificial intelligence. In his free time, Andrew likes to play video games and exercise.
Sean Zheng
Undergraduate Researcher
Senior, Washington University in St. Louis
Sean is a senior majoring in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) and Finance. He is working with Jeff Zacks on a study investigating event segmentation in school-aged children. Sean plans to apply for graduate school in psychology following graduation.
Sean graduated in 2011 and is currently attending graduate school for psychology at the University of Chicago.
Grace Zhou
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Grace is a member of the class of 2022 with a major in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She is interested in how people perceive and process memories to experience everyday events. She plans on applying to medical school after graduation. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, painting, and trying new foods.