Overview
Dr. Cogan's research focuses on speech, language, and cognition. This research uses a variety of analytic techniques (e.g. neural power analysis, connectivity measures, decoding algorithms) and focuses mainly on invasive human recordings (electrocorticography - ECoG) but also uses non-invasive methods such as EEG, MEG, and fMRI. Dr. Cogan is also interested in studying cognitive systems in the context of disease models to help aid recovery and treatment programs.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Neurology
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2025 - Present
Neurology, Translational Brain Sciences,
Neurology
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2023 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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2023 - Present
Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgery
Assistant Research Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
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2024 - Present
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Shared latent representations of speech production for cross-patient speech decoding.
Journal article Nat Commun · July 16, 2026 Speech brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore communication in individuals with neuromotor disorders who are unable to speak. However, current speech BCIs limit patient usability and successful deployment by requiring large volumes of patient-specifi ... Full text Link to item CiteInsights into the neural mechanisms supporting cognitive stability and flexibility from human intracranial electroencephalography.
Journal article Neurosci Biobehav Rev · July 14, 2026 Cognitive control is the ability to direct behavior based on internal goals. Two core capacities of cognitive control are focusing attention on task-relevant stimuli while ignoring distracters (cognitive stability) and shifting between different goals/rule ... Full text Link to item CiteDistinct neural processes link speech planning and execution.
Preprint · July 3, 2026 Speaking is the primary way that humans communicate. This communication is enabled by a production system that can plan and execute unique combinations of speech sounds. Although a distributed network of brain regions has been implicated in speaking, it is ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Neurocognitive mechanisms of control over cognitive stability and flexibility
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2023 - 2028The overlap of speech production and verbal working memory
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of Maryland, College Park ·
2011
Ph.D.
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) ·
2006
M.Sc.
Queens University ·
2004
B.A.