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Artificial Intelligence

The study of AI focuses on creating algorithms, models, and systems that simulate human cognition and behavior, often leveraging machine learning, neural networks, and data-driven approaches.

Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas, PhD, is an assistant professor of neuroscience in the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF Dyslexia Center, both within the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. He studies the neural architecture and dynamics of human intelligence, with a focus on symbolic cognitive systems, including mathematics and language. His research explores how these systems develop, decline, and can be supported through innovative methods.