Neil Burgess
University College London Professor | Spatial Cognition & Navigation
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Neil Burgess is a cognitive neuroscientist and professor at University College London. His research explores how the brain supports spatial cognition and navigation, with a focus on the hippocampus and its role in representing the environment.
Burgess has published over 300 scientific papers and his work has been featured in prestigious journals like Nature and Science. He leads the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at UCL, where his team develops computational models to understand the neural mechanisms underlying spatial behavior and memory.
Burgess' keynotes translate cutting-edge neuroscience into practical insights, showing audiences how to apply spatial thinking to improve decision-making, problem-solving, and productivity.
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How your brain tells you where you are
How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you're moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and how they link to memory and imagination.
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