Jonathan Cannon PhD

Dr. Jonathan Cannon is a computational neuroscientist and mathematician. His graduate work at Boston University involved building and studying mathematical models of oscillations in neural circuits and their roles in the generation of stereotyped motor processes like birdsong and routing communication within the brain. He did postdoctoral research at Brandeis modeling neuronal homeostasis, and at MIT conducting behavioral and electrophysiological experiments exploring predictive cognitive processes in autism. His current research interests are focused on timing and rhythm in perception and action, with particular interest in timing-related neural dynamics in the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and supplementary motor area. This interest is rooted in his experience as a performing musician: outside of his academic and teaching career, he has spent much of his time playing traditional Jewish, Celtic, and Romanian music on violin and guitar.