[2] During her PhD, she met a scientist who was combining electrical and chemical analysis of schizophrenia, and became interested in pursuing a career in neuroscience.

[citation needed] Moran moved to Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute in 2012,[3] where she spent four years as an assistant professor.

[citation needed] Moran's research combines artificial intelligence, Bayesian inference and experimental neurobiology to understand brain connectivity and neural processing.

[6] Moran has investigated the free energy principle, an all-purpose mode of the brain and human behaviour.

Moran has argued that the free energy principle offers an alternative rationale for generative artificial intelligence.