Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

Amanda received her Ph.D from Louisiana State University in 2013. Her research focuses on investigating how visual attention, working memory, and long term memory interact to flexibly adapt to both a changing environment and observer goals.

Andrew received his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Iowa. While there, He was involved in research within the department of psychology exploring object-based attention, figure-ground assignment and perceptual organization in visual scenes. In addition, Andrew assisted in investigating the neural mechanisms underlying emotion processing in psycho-pathological conditions, at the university hospital. His current research interests include the neural basis of dysfunction in psychiatric conditions, perception, attention and working memory.

Andrea received her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Masaryk University in Czech Republic. Her research interests are primarily in working memory, attention and top-down control. In her Master's thesis, she studied the relationship between anxiety and the ability to inhibit threatening, task-irrelevant information from working memory. She is currently focusing on examining how working memory related functions are reflected in the brain's neural code and brain networks. One of her long-term goals is to study the relationship between psychiatric disorders and the functioning of the brain.

Madhuri Tiwari received her B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Professional Writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2015. Currently, she assists Dr. Johnson and the graduate students in the lab in conducting research work and coordinating other administrative lab activities. She plans on pursuing her graduate degree in Neuroscience, specifically studying neuronal connectivity in patients diagnosed with Schizophrenia.