Daniel Yamins

Biography

Dr. Yamins's research with the Stanford Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (NeuroAILab) lies at intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, psychology and large-scale data analysis. The lab seeks to "reverse engineer" the algorithms of the brain, both to learn about how our minds work and to build more effective artificial intelligence systems.

Research Interest

His lab's research lies at intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, psychology and large-scale data analysis. It is founded on two mutually reinforcing hypotheses: H1. By studying how the brain solves computational challenges, we can learn to build better artificial intelligence algorithms. H2. Through improving artificial intelligence algorithms, we'll discover better models of how the brain works. They investigate these hypotheses using techniques from computational modeling and artificial intelligence, high-throughput neurophysiology, functional brain imaging, behavioral psychophysics, and large-scale data analysis.