Matthew Walsh

As a senior research scientist at TiER1 Performance Solutions, I study computational cognitive models of learning and memory. My research is situated at the intersection of basic and applied questions. The computational models I create are based on fundamental features of the architecture of human memory. At the same time, these models permit performance tracking and prediction at the level of individuals, and enable personalized training prescriptions.

I earned my Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. My dissertation research focused on the question of how we learn from the consequences of our actions. I used behavioral and neuroimaging measures (event-related potentials) to develop computational models of behavioral adaptation and the underlying neural change.

My work has appeared in journals including Biological Psychology, Brain Research, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review.