Mechanisms of Willed Attention
Project Abstract/Summary In our daily lives, it is vitally important to be aware and alert to the challenges of our […]
Attention, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Project
Cognitive and Neuroscience
Brain Development, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Project
Collaborative Research: The developmental course of cerebral lateralization for space and language
Project Abstract/Summary One of the fundamental organizing principles of the brain is hemispheric specialization, where one side of the brain
Atypical Development, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Project
Dual Speech Coordination: fMRI Investigations of a New Neuroarchitectural Model of Speech Production
Project Abstract/Summary Speech is a universal form of human communication, and yet millions of Americans, young and old, have difficulties
Atypical Development, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Project
CAREER: Understanding Early Language: Evidence from Blind Infants & Deaf Infants
Project Abstract/Summary Language learning is a robust process that relies on a child’s capacity for learning from the sights, sounds,
Cognitive and Neuroscience, Perception, Action & Cognition, Project
CAREER: Studying the effects of task goals on brain representations of visual motion
Project Abstract/Summary People do not always notice the same things when they look at the same scene, because perception depends
Cognitive and Neuroscience, Language Processing, Project
CAREER: The Effect of Trial-Level Lexical Entropy on Language Processing
Project Abstract/Summary Understanding and producing language is so commonplace that we may fail to appreciate the complexities involved in them.
Cognitive and Neuroscience, Perception, Action & Cognition, Project
CAREER:Single-neuron mechanisms of social attention in humans
Project Abstract/Summary The ability of people to focus visual attention on salient objects or people in our visual field is
Cognitive and Neuroscience, Perception, Action & Cognition, Project
CAREER: The receptive field as a window into the developing brain
Project Abstract/Summary Humans rely heavily on vision to navigate and interact with our environment. An important visual skill learned during
Cognitive and Neuroscience, Perception, Action & Cognition, Project
Audio-visual effects across different sources of attentional control
Project Abstract/Summary The human brain is constantly confronted with sensory inputs from multiple modalities. To form a coherent perceptual experience,
Brain Development, Cognitive and Neuroscience, Project
CAREER: Neurocognitive development of adolescent learning
Project Abstract/Summary Adolescence is an important developmental period marked by increases in independence, changes in motivations, and new experiences. As