Interests

My research is focused on understanding how incoming information from our environment interacts with our expectations (prior knowledge) to form a coherent visual experience. Specifically, I am interested in the neural mechanisms underlying how representations of different features (from perceptual to semantic) are encoded (re-coded?) and maintained in visual short-term memory;  how these distinct representations are integrated in memory giving rise to perceptions of complex, real-world objects; and the processes by which guiding attention to specific object features interacts with our internal representations to facilitate perception. I have employed EEG (ERP and spectral analysis), and will use fMRI (in particular, multi-voxel pattern analysis) and simultaneous EEG/fMRI experiments to examine the   patterns of  brain activity associated with these processes.

Qualifications

HBSc. Psychology, University of Toronto
MA. Psychology, University of Toronto
PhD. Psychology University of Toronto

Contact

Please see my personal homepage for information about my work!