Our research examines the neural mechanisms that underlie flexible behavior and cognition.

We are interested in how humans carry out and maintain goal-directed behaviors; specifically, how the cognitive system resolves challenges to this goal. Common examples of such challenges are unexpected events and action errors.

We investigate the dynamic interplay between brain networks that subserve:

• The monitoring of the external and internal environment.
• The evaluation of action outcomes.
• The adaptation of ongoing behavior and cognition in the short and long term.

We use a variety of methods to study these questions, including (but not limited to):

• Scalp-recorded Electroencephalography (EEG).
• Invasive recordings of brain activity (ECoG and DBS-LFP recordings).
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI).
• Computational modeling.
• Autonomic psychophysiology.

Finally, we study how pathological processes, brain lesions, and (ab)normal aging affect these networks.