Shaun Vecera, PhD
The control of visual attention
Research in our laboratory investigates attentional control--how attention knows where to go. When you search for a friend in a crowd, you use attention to identify each face in turn. Attentional control allows you to direct attention from one face to another without (hopefully) returning to a face that you have already recognized.
We recruit highly motivated and conscientious students who have a good grounding in psychology, cognitive science, and/or neuroscience. Basic knowledge of standard software (e.g., Microsoft Office; Photoshop; Illustrator) applications is required. Some familiarity with programming would helpful but is not required.
Undergraduate SROP research assistants have the opportunity to participate in many research-related activities, including data collection, experimental programming, and data analysis. SROP students will also attend regular lab meetings in which we discuss current results from the lab and recent publications.
