Brock Carlson (he/him/his)
Postdoctoral Associate
Brock graduated from St. Olaf College in 2018 with a B.A. in Chemistry and in Music, and a concentration in Neuroscience. In 2025 he obtained his PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt he was mentored in nonhuman primate neurophysiology by Alexander Maier, PhD and human EEG by Geoffrey Woodman, PhD. Upon graduating, Brock moved back to Minnesota to develop his computational modeling skills in the lab of Cheryl Olman, PhD. Now, Brock is completing his postdoctoral-research under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Sponheim within the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.
Brock’s primary research interest is to understand the fundamental neural mechanisms that support visual awareness. In particular, he is interested in understanding when these mechanisms go awry and cause hallucinations for individuals with psychotic disorders. His goal is to leverage EEG, psychophysics, and computational modeling to identify biomarkers and potential treatment targets. Brock has a special interest in the visual phenomenon known as binocular rivalry, which has unique psychophysical characteristics in people affected by psychosis.
