I was born in La Plata, Argentina. I've lived in India, Brazil, and a dozen other countries worldwide. I love travel and exploration, music, good beer, and soccer. Additionally, I'm passionate about understanding the computational mechanisms underlying cognition and consciousness. I am a 

I am currently studying, among other things, large-scale structural connectivity and information flow in the human brain using scalp and intracranial EEG (ECoG, iEEG) recordings. I began this line of research in 2006 in the neuroscience lab of Dr. Robert T. Knight at UC Berkeley. I have continued working in this space at UCSD at the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience (directed by Dr. Scott Makeig) within the Institute for Neural Computation. In particular, I am focusing on developing tools for efficient multivariate causal analysis based on EEG and ECoG recordings and combining these with source-localization and diffusion tensor imaging fibertracking methods. I am currently applying these techniques towards the goal of elucidating the spatiotemporal dynamics underlying cognitive phenomena such as error detection and processing as well as clinical pathologies such as epileptic seizures. Additionally, I'm working on the development of Brain-Computer/Machine Interface technology (BCI/BMI). While a 2006-2007 research intern at Palo Alto Research Center, Inc (formerly Xerox PARC), I developed several research projects and patents involving the application of wearable EEG technology to novel human-computer interfaces (i.e., in the domain of Human Computer Interaction, context-aware and ubiquitous computing). At UCSD, I am continuing my research on machine learning applications and BCI systems in the lab of Dr. V. de Sa and at SCCN with a focus on online, adaptive BCIs as well as using wireless, gel-free EEG recording technology for passive and active BCI systems.

I am also an amateur musician and new media artist. As a musician (guitar,percussion,vocals,songwriting) I'm currently working with fellow artists on developing a first album (a bossa-nova/jazz/indy-rock influenced style combined with instrumental elements and solo pieces). As an amateur new media artist, I make use of electrical signals recorded from the human brain and peripheral nervous system to manipulate physical materials and audiovisual environments. Several of my recent projects (in collaboration with others) include Mindchill (NASA/YNBA '08, Fluxpoint '08), Music for Online Performer (In Tones, '10), EEG Ocean ('08-'09) MoodMixer (NIME, '11), and Just (Sonic Diasporas Festival, '11). Please visit my Art page for more info.

I love travel. Here's some places I've lived or visited (last updated Dec, 2011):

1. Petropolis, Brazil
2. Budapest, Hungary
3. Zurich, Switzerland
4. Lucerne, Switzerland
5. Paihia, New Zealand
6. Buenos Aires, Argentina
7. Berkeley, CA, USA
8. Nagymaros, Hungary
9. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10. Wadi Rum, Jordan
11. Galway, Ireland
12. San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
13. Collioure, France
14. Avignon, France
15. Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
16. St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
17. Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
18. Gordes, France
19. Berlin, Germany
20. Barcelona, Spain
21. Vaison-la-Romaine, France
22. Cap d'Ail, France

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