Machine Perception and Cognitive Robotics (MPCR) Laboratory : Co-Director

FAU’s Brain Institute (I-BRAIN) : Member

NSF Panel : Reviewer

Frontiers in Psychology : Editorial Board Member

Deep Learning Investigation of Mass Spectrometry Analysis from Melanoma Samples

Self-Organizing Map Methodology for Sorting Differential Expression Data of MMP-9 Inhibition

Medicine Has Gone to the Dogs: Deep Learning and Robotic Olfaction to Mimic Working Dogs

Comprehension of an audio versus an audiovisual lecture at 50% time-compression

Attention Restoration Through Virtual Environments

Florida Atlantic University was founded in 1961, in Boca Raton on an 850-acre site located near the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is conveniently located halfway between Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale and offers a broad range of academic programs, activities, and services.

The Boca Raton campus provides an exciting and supportive learning environment for students. The Student Union hosts student activities and meetings. In addition, its 2,500-seat Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium enables students to enjoy performances ranging from rock bands to the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. The campus supports two cafeterias and has an attractive array of accommodations for its residential students. The Boca Raton campus is also home to FAU's Division I Intercollegiate Athletics program and facilities. Its recreation complex includes an aquatic center, gymnasium, tennis courts, wellness center, track, and a variety of fields for club and intramural sports competition.

The five-story S.E. Wimberly Library houses a large collection of monographs, serials, and other academic resources. Computer labs, study lounges, a media center, and tutoring services also provide valuable academic support for students. The Boca Raton campus hosts art exhibits, theatre productions, and concerts in its two galleries and theatre. Visiting performers and speakers add to the artistic and intellectual vibrancy of the campus.

Florida Atlantic University

Elan Barenholtz uses behavioral and embedded computational approaches (i.e. neural networks running in robots) to study the brain and behavior with the goal of developing a broad theoretical framework of neural function.

Embedded Computational Neural Models

Perception and Learning

Deep Learning

Faculty Profile

Google Scholar Citations

FAU Awarded $2.4M NSF Grant to Train Data Scientist

Could robots be psychology's new lab rats?

FAU Robo-Pup Named Astro Described As ‘First Of Its Kind In The World’

Robotic Dog to Detect Weapons, Explosives

Astro the dog-inspired quadruped robot can sit, lie down, and… learn?

A Neuroscientist Explains Why Pokémon Go is Totally Messing Up Your Brain

Associate Professor

Dr. Elan Barenholtz, from the Department of Psychology and the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, is surprised by a former student about the impact he made on her life.

Favorite FAU Professor Surprise: Dr. Elan Barenholtz

Florida Atlantic University faculty discuss their research in this video series. Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. His research focuses on behavioral and computational approaches to perception, learning, and decision making. 

Learn more: http://www.ibrain.fau.edu/gradneuro/

FAU Faculty Vignette – Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.

Media Inquiry