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Personal profile
Biography
Matthew works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University as an Associate Professor and Director of Education for Psychology. He uses cognitive neuroscience techniques to investigate healthy learning and memory, as well as factors that contribute to amnesia and perceptual deficits, caused by brain trauma or disease.
My research begins at the junction of perception and memory. Using functional neuroimaging, complemented with patient studies, I investigate how brain regions support learning and discrimination of complex visual stimuli (e.g., faces and scenes), a mechanism known as perceptual learning. Most memory theories assume that perceptual learning is dependent upon visual cortex, and is both psychologically and neurally distinct from other types of memory. My research has challenged this view revealing contributions from many brain areas, some of which are highly stimulus specific, including the medial temporal lobe (MTL), traditionally considered necessary for long-term memory. I work with healthy populations as well as brain injury patients and those who through disease or disorder, suffer from amnesia.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Perceptual Learning in Humans, Cardiff University
Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, MSc, University of Liverpool
Psychology and Neuroscience, BSc(Hons), University of Liverpool
Research area keywords
- associative learning
- face habituation distractor presentation comparison
- functional MRI
- implicit memory
- medial temporal lobe function
- memory and amnesia
- perceptual learning
- visual perceptual processes
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 4 Finished
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ACDC: Defining and assessing the utility of assessment categories in health professional education
Ilic, D., Diug, B., Maloney, S., Mundy, M., Davis, E., Gibson, S., Sarkar, M., Mckenzie, S., Mak, V. & Darcy, R.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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PSE: Setting the agenda for health professional education research at Monash University: A cross-Faculty research priority setting exercise
Rees-Sidhu, C., Crampton, P., Brock, T., Brown, T., Mundy, M., Hall, H., Oliaro, L., Palermo, C., Paynter, S., Williams, B., Wright, C. & Morphet, J.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/03/17 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
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A neurobiological investigation of the visuo-perceptual deficits in Huntington’s disease.
Georgiou-Karistianis, N., Mundy, M. & Churchyard, A.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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The return of memory following traumatic brain injury – The critical role of the medial temporal lobe, prefrontal cortex, and associated brain areas
Spitz, G., Ponsford, J., Mundy, M. & Taing, A. S.
1/01/15 → 1/01/17
Project: Research
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Traumatic brain injury alters the relationship between brain structure and episodic memory
Taing, A. S., Mundy, M. E., Ponsford, J. L. & Spitz, G., Jun 2023, In: Brain and Behavior. 13, 6, 9 p., e3012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
A Self-Managed Online Mindfulness Program in a University-Wide Learning Management System Orientation Site: A Real-World Ecological Validation Study
Chung, J., Mundy, M. E. & McKenzie, S., 6 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 17 p., 869765.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Correlates of academic performance in online higher education: a systematic review
Chung, J., McKenzie, S., Schweinsberg, A. & Mundy, M. E., 25 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 22 p., 820567.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring approaches to professional development for online teaching in higher education: A case study of the graduate diploma in psychology
Braganza, L., Perini, E., Ilic, D. & Mundy, M. E., 2022, The Future of Online Education: Advancements in Learning and Instruction. McKenzie, S., Arulkadacham, L., Chung, J. & Aziz, Z. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Nova Science Publishers, p. 191-212 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
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Factors associated with online examination cheating
Henderson, M., Chung, J., Awdry, R., Mundy, M., Bryant, M., Ashford, C. & Ryan, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Category-specificity in the human brain?, PI jointly with Downing and Wiggett (Bangor) and Graham
Mundy, Matthew (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Differentiating the contributions of domain-specific regions within the medial temporal lobe and
Mundy, Matthew (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FMNHS Dean's Award for Excellence in Education - Technological Innovation in Learning and Teaching for the Psychology Research Portal
Mundy, Matthew (Recipient), Mckenzie, Stephen (Recipient), Garivaldis, Filia (Recipient) & Aziz, Zahra (Recipient), 5 Aug 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FMNHS ECR Publication Prize
Mundy, Matthew (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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FMNHS ECR Publication Prize
Mundy, Matthew (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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A role for the MTL beyond memory – Invited talk given at 5th International Conference
Matthew Mundy (Keynote/plenary speaker)
25 Jul 2011 → 6 Aug 2011Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference