Jason Chein, Ph.D.

Email:  jason.chein@temple.edu
Phone: (215) 204-7314

Interests: Understanding the neural basis of cognitive function through the use of neuroimaging (fMRI), behavioral experimentation, and computational modeling. Research focuses on the psychological and neurobiological underpinnings of immediate (working) memory, and its role in learning (skill aquisition), cognitive control (executive function), and language.

Dr. Jason Chein, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology (Brain and Cognitive Sciences) at Temple University, and maintains an appointment as a Visiting Collaborating Researcher at Princeton University.  Broadly, research in Dr. Chein's laboratory employs a cognitive neuroscientific approach to evaluate alternative theoretical claims surrounding the basic mechanisms of cognition, the relationship among these mechanisms, and the contribution each makes to high-level cognitive function.  Dr. Chein has extensive training in the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and employs this technique in combination with traditional behavioral measures to pursue his research goals.  His primary research focus is on the psychological and neurobiological underpinnings of working memory (immediate memory, short-term memory, controlled attention), and its role in cognitive control, learning, and language.

Dr. Chein obtained his undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Computer Science from Temple University in 1997, and rejoined the Temple community as a member of the faculty in January of 2006.  During the interim, he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology with a specialization in cognitive neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh and then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton University, in the Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, & Behavior. 

Dr. Chein currently teaches courses in Cognitive Psychology and Functional Neuroimaging.  He is a member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and the American Psychological Association.