Jeremy R. Reynolds

Research My primary area of research interest is understanding the psychological and underlying neural processes that allow humans to solve complex problems. In particular, I've been investigating the hypothesis that individuals solve complex problems by breaking down the ultimate goal into smaller sub-goals that are more easily accomplished. I've previously investigated this question by using functional neuro-imaging techniques (such as fMRI) to specifically address the question of whether there are unique neural structures that are recruited when individuals have to maintain one goal representation while they perform other transformations or update other goal representations. In the future, my research will be focused on understanding dissociations between different areas of prefrontal cortex (particularly areas of dorso-lateral and fronto-polar prefrontal cortex) and how these dissociations impact our ability to achieve goals. To that end, I am currently learning more about computational/theoretical methods that will be applied to understanding these questions. In addition to this primary area of expertise/interest, I have also been involved in a number of projects that investigate other aspects of cognitive control. These projects include computational modeling projects investigating mechanisms underlying task-switching performance, computational modeling projects investigating how humans could learn to identify discrete events in a continuous stream of activity, and fMRI projects that investigate the influence of individual differences on working memory tasks. For more information, see my curriculum vitae. (You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.) I am now at the University of Denver. Education B.S. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999 M.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2002 Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2005 Postdoctoral position at the University of Colorado, Boulder 2005-2008

Assistant Professor Department of Psychology University of Denver 2155 S. Race St Denver, CO 80208 Tel: 303.871.4622 Fax: 303.871.4747 jeremy.reynolds(at)psy.du.edu