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James DiCarlo

Positions
Director, MIT Quest for Intelligence
Co-Director, Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines
Peter de Florez Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Keywords
Computational Neuroscience
Machine Learning
Computer Vision

Synopsis

Synopsis

James DiCarlo is interested in understanding how a complex network of brain regions underlies our ability to recognize vast numbers of objects and faces rapidly.

James DiCarlo

Biography

Biography

James DiCarlo is the Peter de Florez Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Science at MIT and director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, and is a principal investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. His research focuses on using computational methods to understand the brain’s visual system, and with this knowledge, developing brain-machine interfaces to restore or augment lost senses. DiCarlo has received an Alfred P. Sloan fellowship, a Pew Scholar Award, and a McKnight Scholar Award. He earned a PhD in biomedical engineering, and an MD, from Johns Hopkins University.