Prof. Derek Arnold, University of QueenslandAbstract: When people make decisions, they experience a level of confidence in relation to their decisions. In visual perception, these levels of confidence are typically accurate – we tend to be more confident about decisions that are more precise. This insight into the quality of the information that has informed […]
Associate Professor Sam Schwarzkopf, School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of AucklandBio: Sam did a neuroscience degree at Cardiff University and subsequently decided to stay there also to do his PhD with Frank Sengpiel where he used optical imaging to investigate experience-dependent plasticity of visual cortex. Subsequently, he did a brief postdoc project at the University […]
Professor Elaine Fox, Head of School, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of AdelaideBio: Elaine Fox, PhD, is a psychologist and author and became Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia in early 2022. Originally from Dublin, most of her academic career has been in the […]
Dr Aaron Veldre, Research Associate, School of Psychology, University of SydneyBio: Dr Aaron Veldre is a postdoctoral research associate in the School of Psychology at The University of Sydney and the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. His research uses eye tracking, computational modelling, and behavioural paradigms to investigate the cognitive processes underlying language […]
Dr Kiley Seymour, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science, Western Sydney University Bio: My research aims to advance both our basic understanding of human brain function and brain dysfunction through the development, application, and translation of innovative neuroscientific methods. I combine visual psychophysics and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI and MR-Spectroscopy) to investigate the neural basis of […]
Dr Dominic Tran, University of Sydney.I will briefly discuss my DECRA application on response inhibition and then I wanted to share some exciting data recently collected in the lab on predictive coding: The brain’s response to sensory input is modulated by prediction. For example, sounds that are produced by one’s own actions, or those that […]
Dr Hojjat Soofi, University of SydneyBio: Dr Hojjat (Hoji) Soofi is a Lecturer in Bioethics at Sydney Health Ethics (School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health). He is a pharmacist by training and an early career bioethics researcher. He received his PhD and MRes in bioethics from Macquarie University in October 2021 and […]