Joshua Cain is a Cognitive Neuroscientist working on neuromodulation-based approaches to the study of consciousness as well as novel medical interventions. His work in Disorders of Consciousness (e.g., the vegetative state) has been featured on Voice of America, in the LA Times, Nature, and elsewhere.
Graduate
UCLA, 2021
Undergraduate
Drake University, 2016
Skills
Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation
fMRI Analysis
Matlab
Your ideal research study
The reintroduction of an abstract conscious percept, previously decoded, using neuromodulation.
What drew you to consciousness
My interest in consciousness began from a largely philosophical approach but was later informed by the scientific rigor of professional cognitive neuroscience. I see my work at IACS—the attempt to best characterize conscious states using current neuroimaging techniques and recreate them—as a way to closely marry these two perspectives.
Hobbies
Neuroscience Digital Art and 3D-printed Sculptures Crafted from Real MRI Images or Real Functional Data
