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Biography
I am an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. My current research focuses on the computational processes that underlie movement planning and sensorimotor learning. Recent topics of investigation include the influence of sensory uncertainty on motor learning; and expert motor performance and training in minimal access laparoscopic and robotic surgery. I am also interested in foundational methodological and theoretical issues in neuroscience.
After completing my PhD at Duke University (2007), I was a James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Fellow in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology (PNP) Program at Washington University in St. Louis (2007-2009). I completed further postdoctoral training in the Department of Neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine (2009-2013).
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The science of human responsibility: An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the sense of agency
Polito, V., Klein, C., Kaplan, D. M., Langdon, R., Hitchens, M., Zopf, R., Carruthers, G. & Woody, E.
1/01/16 → …
Project: Research
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Using Virtual Reality Technology to Understand and Improve Social Functioning in Autism
Caruana, N., McArthur, G. & Kaplan, D. M.
30/05/18 → 29/05/21
Project: Research
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NeuroLab – Integrated digital platform for lab delivery and education in cognitive and brain sciences
5/03/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Teaching
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SML: Factors influencing sensorimotor learning and expertise in minimally invasive surgery
Kaplan, D. M., Williams, M., Cartmill, J. & Gilmore, A.
1/01/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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MQRIS Small: KINARM eye-tracker to investigate sensorimotor integration and decision making
Kaplan, D. M., Sowman, P., Cartmill, J., Finkbeiner, M., Richardson, M. & Williams, M.
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Other
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Sensorimotor challenges in minimally invasive surgery: a theoretically-oriented review
Hewitson, C. L., Crossley, M. J., Cartmill, J. & Kaplan, D. M., Feb 2025, In: Human Factors. 67, 2, p. 141–165 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Uncertainty about the impact of sensory uncertainty? comment on Duffy et al. (2022)
Kaplan, D. M., Apr 2025, In: Cortex. 185, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion
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Why most research based on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test is unsubstantiated and uninterpretable: a response to Murphy and Hall (2024)
Higgins, W. C., Kaplan, D. M., Deschrijver, E. & Ross, R. M., Feb 2025, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 115, p. 1-5 5 p., 102530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions
Caruana, N., Nalepka, P., Perez, G. A., Inkley, C., Munro, C., Rapaport, H., Brett, S., Kaplan, D. M., Richardson, M. J. & Pellicano, E., Jun 2024, In: Autism. 28, 6, p. 1565–1581 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Construct validity evidence reporting practices for the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test: a systematic scoping review
Higgins, W. C., Kaplan, D. M., Deschrijver, E. & Ross, R. M., Mar 2024, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 108, p. 1-15 15 p., 102378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Macquarie University Faculty of Human Sciences Dean’s Citation for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
Kaplan, David M. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Teaching award
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Macquarie University Faculty of Human Sciences Extra Mile Award
Kaplan, David M. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award
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Research Field Leader, The Australian Research Report
Kaplan, David M. (Recipient), Sept 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Sensorimotor learning in minimally invasive surgeons
David M. Kaplan (Speaker)
20 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Sensorimotor learning in complex environments
David M. Kaplan (Speaker)
31 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Partitioning Feedforward from Feedback Components of Bayesian Sensorimotor Learning
David M. Kaplan (Speaker), Matthew Crossley (Speaker) & Chris Hewitson (Speaker)
23 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Neural encoding and decoding
David M. Kaplan (Speaker)
31 May 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Modelling Bayesian Computation in the Brain: Unification, Explanation, and Constraints
David M. Kaplan (Speaker)
6 Jul 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Our people profile. The Pulse, MQ Health, Macquarie University.
31/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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In good hands: a closer look at motor learning in keyhole surgery
11/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Macquarie University researchers show that keyhole surgeons have more than just good hands — they have highly adaptable hands
David M. Kaplan & Matthew Crossley
4/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Macquarie University researchers show that keyhole surgeons have more than just good hands — they have highly adaptable hands
David M. Kaplan & Matthew Crossley
2/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Will there ever be a supercomputer that can think like HAL?
David M. Kaplan & Matthew Crossley
20/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other