Jonathan Michaels, York University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their York University profile.

Latest funding

Reward-Driven Transformation of Auditory Processing into Predictive Motor Control
BRAIN · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Cortical Networks for Natural Sensorimotor Behaviours
CFI · 2025 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Reward-Driven Transformation of Auditory Processing into Predictive Motor Control

Principal investigatorBRAIN2026Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research

Principal investigators: Michaels, Jonathan

Keywords: Central Nervous System; Other

$100,000

Cortical Networks for Natural Sensorimotor Behaviours

Co-investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Crawford, John Douglas

Keywords: Eye-Hand Coordination, Spatial Cognition, Natural Behaviour, Cerebral Cortex, Networks, Functional Imaging, Source Localization, Decoding, Graph Theory Analysis Functional near-infrared spectroscopy, Eye and Hand Tracking, Neuro-navigation

$200,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Michaels, 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 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 BRAIN-funded project "Reward-Driven Transformation of Auditory Processing into Predictive Motor Control" (2026), 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]