Our sensory worlds are filled with information, but we are only aware of a small proportion of it at any particular moment in time. Attention is the mechanism that prioritizes processing according to our goals. But what determines what our goals are and how well we can maintain them over time and in the face of distractions? Research in the lab focuses on how behavioral goals and prior experiences interact with sensory events to determine perception and cognition. To study these topics we use a combination of eye-tracking, psychophysics, virtual reality, fMRI and EEG/ERPs, and work with others to use TMS, pharmacology and patient studies.
We work closely with other labs at UC Davis that are also interested in issues of visual cognition. See us here: visualcognition.ucdavis.edu
Our lab is committed to a work environment that is positive, supportive, and productive. To learn more, see our lab manual.
We work closely with other labs at UC Davis that are also interested in issues of visual cognition. See us here: visualcognition.ucdavis.edu
Our lab is committed to a work environment that is positive, supportive, and productive. To learn more, see our lab manual.
Scroll through some lab news!
4/2021 Congratulations to a couple of awesome undergraduate research assistants as they take the next step into graduate school! Congrats to Jocelyn and Zoe on accepting PhD positions at UCSB and UC Merced!
1/2021 Joy joins AP&P as an action editor
8/2020 James S. McDonnell Foundation grant on using VR to probe memory and attention with Ghetti lab is funded!
8/2020 Bo's first fMRI paper is in press at Cortex!
8/2020 Jocelyn Huerta receives a Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship. Congratulations Jocelyn!
4/2020 Beth Hall awarded an NDSEG fellowship. Congratulations Beth!
Bo's paper on habituation effects on distractor suppression, JEP:GEN
1/2021 Joy joins AP&P as an action editor
8/2020 James S. McDonnell Foundation grant on using VR to probe memory and attention with Ghetti lab is funded!
8/2020 Bo's first fMRI paper is in press at Cortex!
8/2020 Jocelyn Huerta receives a Provost’s Undergraduate Fellowship. Congratulations Jocelyn!
4/2020 Beth Hall awarded an NDSEG fellowship. Congratulations Beth!
Bo's paper on habituation effects on distractor suppression, JEP:GEN
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Thanks to DataCamp, for providing our lab and undergraduate RA class with free access to their courses
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Center for Mind and Brain
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