Riju Srimal
Email: riju@nyu.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Keywords: human sensorimotor learning, saccade adaptation, spatial working memory, memory-guided saccades
EDUCATION
Doctoral student.
Center for Neural Science, New York University (2003 – 2008)
A.B. (Physics) University of Chicago (2001 – 2003)
Florida International University (2000 – 2001)
PUBLICATIONS
Srimal, R. & Curtis, C.E. Strategic adaptation of memory-guided saccade gains (in preparation)
Srimal, R., Diedrichsen J, Ryklin EB, Curtis CE. (2008) Obligatory adaptation of saccade gains. Journal of Neurophysiology 99(3):1554-8
Srimal, R. & Curtis, C. E. (2008). Persistent neural activity during the maintenance of spatial position in working memory. NeuroImage 39:455-468.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Riggall, A.C., Ikkai, A., Srimal, R. & Curtis, C.E. (2008). Predicting the direction of spatial attention, working memory, and motor intentions using multivoxel pattern classification. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
Curtis, C. E., Ikkai, A & Srimal, R (2008). The maintenance of spatial working memory, covert attention, and motor intention in the human frontal eye field. Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual meeting, San Francisco
Srimal, R, Curtis C.E., (2006) Automatic and voluntary gain adaptation of visual and memory-guided saccades. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta
Srimal, R, Curtis C.E., (2005) Persistent activity in human frontal and parietal cortex during the maintenance of spatial cues. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC
Srimal, R, Lauer M.E., Curtis, C.E. (2004) The frontal eye fields maintain saccadic intention during spatial working memory delays. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego
FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS
2005 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Travel Award (New York University)
2004 – 2007 Seaver Fellowship (New York University)
2003 – 2004 McCracken Fellowship (New York University)
2002 – 2003 Walter Selove Scholarship (University of Chicago)
2002 – 2003 James J. and Marie Viner Monge Scholarship (University of Chicago)
2002 Howard Hughes Computational Neuroscience Summer Fellowship (University of Chicago)
2000 – 2001 Faculty Scholarship (Florida International University)
2000 – 2001 General Scholarship (Florida International University)
2000 – 2001 Member of Honors College (Florida International University)
2000 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program (Florida International University)
