Expertise

Cognitive Neuroscience, Development, Computational Modeling, Perception

Biography

Vlad is interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying early developing cognitive and perceptual abilities. His work takes a multi-modal approach drawing on tools from psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Before joining Temple as faculty, Vlad earned a PhD from Emory University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pennsylvania. Vlad was born in Kiev, Ukraine and was raised just outside Philadelphia, where he obtained a BA right here at Temple.

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Selected Publications

• Ayzenberg, V., Sener, S.B., Novick, K., & Lourenco, S. F. (2025). Fast and robust visual object recognition in young children. Science Advances. 11(27), eads6821.
• Ayzenberg, V., & Song. C., Arcaro, M.J. (2025). An intrinsic hierarchical, retinotopic organization of visual pulvinar connectivity in the human neonate. Current Biology. 35(2), 300-314.
• Ayzenberg, V., & Behrmann, M. (2024). Development of visual object recognition. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1-18.
• Ayzenberg, V., & Behrmann, M. (2022). Does the brain’s ventral visual pathway compute object shape? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(12), 1119-1132.

Courses Taught

• PSY 2502: Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience