Principal Investigator

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Justine Cléry is a neuroscientist. In her research, she is interested in how sensory information and social cognition are encoded in the brain and uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in non-human primate models to better understand these brain mechanisms. 

She is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University, and the head of the SSBM Lab. She is a member of the Azrieli Centre for Autism Research. She completed her Ph.D. in Neurosciences in 2017 at the University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1, under the supervision of Dr. Suliann Ben Hamed, at the Institut des Sciences Cognitives, Lyon, France.

From 2017-2021, she was a postdoctoral associate, working with Pr. Stefan Everling in the Laboratory for Neural Circuits and Cognitive Control, at Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Master Student

Tyler Cook is a McGill master’s student and cognitive neuroscientist working to uncover the neural systems of sensory integration and social cognition. He completed his Bachelor’s of Cognitive Science with a concentration in the Biological Foundations of Cognition and a minor in Linguistics at Carleton University in 2022.  

Tyler is interested in how sensory information is encoded in the brain, what can hinder or improve sensory encoding, and how these changes might be initiated. He also has an interest in the roles of neural immunology and neuropharmacology on brain development and their ultimate cognitive effects. 
Outside of the lab, Tyler enjoys the iterative process of brewing good espresso, appreciates quality game design, and loves taking walks with his goldendoodle, Leo.