Dylan Cooke, Simon Fraser University

Research

behaviour brain evolution brain organization electromyography (emg)electrophysiology intracortical microstimulation mastication motor control

Latest funding

Motor control and coordination of the tongue in bats: echolocation, flight, and feeding
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Plasticity and variation in brain organization and behaviour
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$182,000

All 2 grants and awards

Motor control and coordination of the tongue in bats: echolocation, flight, and feeding

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Cooke, Dylan DF

Keywords: behaviour; brain evolution; brain organization; electromyography (emg); electrophysiology; intracortical microstimulation; mastication; motor control; sensory systems; tongue

$25,000

Plasticity and variation in brain organization and behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cooke, Dylan

$182,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: behaviour Dear Professor Cooke, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on behaviour connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Motor control and coordination of the tongue in bats: echolocation, flight, and feeding" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]