Polina Iamshchinina

Department: Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Faculty Adviser: Tim Buschman
Year of Study:
Undergraduate School: Neuroscience
Undergraduate Major: Neuroscience

Personal Bio

I come from Russia and I did my education in the Netherlands and Germany before I landed in the US. I am a postdoctoral research in Princeton Neuroscience Institute now and I love hanging out with friends, having cosy dinners and traveling.

Fun Fact

I have a cat named Pumpkin and she loves making biscuits on my back.

Research Pitch

I am researching the brain mechanisms of short-term memory, in particular how we can control what to remember and what to forget. I train monkeys to do memory tasks and record electrophysiological data from them. In the data I record, I look at how neurons code what I show to my monkeys on the screen and how these neurons communicate with each other passing on the bits of information important for the memory task.

Plans for Summer 2025

Interested in participating in Summer 2025 ReMatch+ program.