David Rosen, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
David earned a PhD in Psychology at Drexel University, where his cognitive neuroscience research examined creativity and flow states during jazz improvisation, specifically the neural differences between novice and expert-level improvisers. He has also investigated topics, including popular music preference, creative cognition, psychedelics, STEAM education, and music information retrieval. His studies have implemented electrophysiological (EEG), transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS), and behavioral methods.
David’s work at the CPCR will empirically test how music influences behavioral, neurological, and therapeutic outcomes for healthy and clinical populations during psychedelic experiences.
David is passionate about flow-inducing altered states of consciousness, particularly those that include feelings of self-loss and ego-dissolution. (music/improv, yoga, meditation, psychedelics, etc.). He began playing the piano at age 8, electric bass at 15, and has been composing, improvising, and performing with bands for the past 20 years.