# Research ![object_theme.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/cogneuro/files/object_theme.png?itok=nc3ukjOM) OBJECT REPRESENTATION *• What are the neural mechanisms that enable us to recognize a person from their face, their voices, or other qualities?* *• How do we process objects, their parts, and their relations?* *• What are the major divisions of objects and how are they organized across the cortical surface?* ![action_theme.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9461/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/cogneuro/files/action_theme.png?itok=BamaczhV) ACTION REPRESENTATION *• When we view other people moving their bodies and their hands, how do we understand what they are doing?* *• How do our action representation relate to our representation of verbs?* ![concepts_theme.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9461/files/cogneuro/files/concepts_theme.png) CONCEPTS REPRESENTATION *• What are the major types of semantic knowledge, and how are they organized in the mind and brain?* *• How do our life experiences modify our cognitive system and neural organization?* *• How do different types of knowledge like context and categories shape our object formation?* ![neuro_theme.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum9461/files/cogneuro/files/neuro_theme.png) NEUROPSYCHOLOGY *• What do dissociations reveal about the organization of the cognitive system?* *• What can we understand about the functional architecture of the human mind from the ways that it can break?* ## Get Involved! Research opportunities are available for students interested in gaining experience in behavioral, neuropsychological, and brain imaging research methods. If you are interested, please contact Alfonso at .