How do we make decisions?

We study how the human brain uses thought and abstraction to guide behavior

How biology directs action

Choosing the appropriate course of action for a given situation is a fundamental purpose of the brain - and an organizing principle for its structure and function. We investigate the function of different brain areas and neurotransmitter systems during decision-making behavior to gain insight into the biology of human cognition.

Our research

Recording neural activity at the source

We deploy novel invasive techniques, such as intracranial EEG, to examine and manipulate activity across multiple human brain areas at groundbreaking speed and detail.

Our methods

Brain disorders as disruptors of choice

People with psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety often make pathological choices. By understanding the behavioral and biological foundations of these decisions, we can open doors to new treatments for patients.

Our publications

Press Highlights

Experts help set up the wiring for Precision Neuroscience’s technology.

Here’s what it’s like inside the operating room when someone gets a brain implant

CNBC
May 25, 2024
Precision Neuroscience implant brain computer interface

Precision Neuroscience launches new BCI study sites

MassDevice
March 25, 2024
images of brains with an implant

Inside the operating room: doctors test a revolutionary brain-computer implant

Wall Street Journal
March 22, 2024
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Deep brain recordings to study human cognition

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Ignacio Sáez, neuroscientist: ‘Our ability to foresee the future and review the past predisposes us to mental illness’

El País (English)
September 8, 2023
Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai is first in New York to study a brain-computer interface designed to record and map the brain’s activity in unprecedented detail