We explore human cognition and perception with behavioral and neuroimaging studies.
Current projects:
- Objects — recognition, and how objects and other aspects of perceptual organization (groups, figure/ground) distort spatial perception. We explore theses phenomena using psychophysics and brain imaging.
- Examining the neural correlates of Boundary Extension (collaboration w/ Dr. Helene Intraub) using fMRI, developing a novel, flexible tool to study this phenomenon.
- How does Visual Statistical Learning (VSL) shape attention, memory, and even, possibly, perception? Current special interests include the roles of similarity and categories in VSL, and what that can tell us about the mechanisms involved.
- Aspects of working memory and attention, how they interact and integrate with long-term memory
Undergraduates interested in research: Please reach out to Dr. Tim Vickery (tvickery@udel.edu) if you are interested in working in my lab.
We are not currently recruiting graduate students.