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Biography

I studied BSc in Psychology at Bangor University (Wales), before focusing on Neuroimaging during my Masters (in Cognitive Neuroscience) at the University of York (England). Here we used MEG source localisation to identify brain signals (in space and time) associated with visual surprise.

I moved to Queensland (Australia) in 2015 to write my PhD under A/Prof. Pat Johnston at QUT. We used EEG and MEG to investigate whether brain signals of surprise demonstrated consistencies with current which view the brain as a prediction machine.

I recently joined the Cognition & Philosophy Lab (October 2019) to start work as a PostDoc to empirically test current theories of cognition and perception.

My key interests are in:
– Visual perception
– Top-down and bottom-up integration.
– Brain network connectivity and signal propagation.
– Emerging EEG and MEG temporo-spatial analysis techniques.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Behavioural Science, PhD, Surprise in Visual Perception: Characterising the Brain Signals of Prediction Error., Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

1 Jun 201512 Dec 2018

Award Date: 14 Mar 2019

Cognitive Neuroscience, MSc, Examining the Brainʼs Evoked Response to Violations of Visual Expectation Using MEG, University of York (United Kingdom)

1 Sept 20131 Sept 2014

Award Date: 23 Jan 2015

Psychology, BSc (Hons.), Bangor University

1 Sept 201013 Jul 2013

Award Date: 13 Jul 2013

Research area keywords

  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Predictive processing
  • Visual Perception/Processing
  • Electroencephalography
  • Magnetoencephalography
  • Aesthetic Preference

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