John Pyles
Associate Director, Principal Research Scientist, Center For Human Neuroscience
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Pyles is an associate director and principal research scientist specializing in cognitive neuroscience with a decade of experience probing how the brain perceives and interprets dynamic visual information. He leads research at the Center for Human Neuroscience, combining behavioral experiments, fMRI, diffusion imaging, and machine learning to study object recognition across motion and the social signals conveyed by body and facial movement. His work bridges fundamental questions—how we detect animacy and emotion from motion—with practical advances in neuroimaging methods and analysis pipelines. Previously he directed scientific operations for a multimodal brain imaging center and has a long history of research and leadership at Carnegie Mellon and UC Irvine. Trained with a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience and dual BA honors in History & Philosophy of Science and Philosophy, he brings a rare mix of technical imaging expertise and conceptual rigor. Colleagues describe him as someone who not only models brain data but also improves the tools used to collect it, enhancing reproducibility in human neuroimaging.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. with College Honors, History & Philosophy of Science, B.A. with College Honors, History & Philosophy of Science at University of WashingtonPh.D., Cognitive Neuroscience (Psychology), Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscience (Psychology) at University of California, Irvine
Github Skills (5)
pulse8
python2
data-driven2
machine-learning1
data-science1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jpyles/fMRI-Resources
Jul 2017 - Sep 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 3 months
tarrlab/Freesurfer-to-BrainVoyager
Dec 2016 - Apr 2018
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch, 4 issues in 1 year 4 months
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