WHAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN
Visual search: Looking for targets among distractors
We explore influences on visual search to inform both theoretical and applied issues. We work with a variety of expert groups, including airport security officers, radiologists, orthodontists, and elite athletes to understand the effects of expertise and experience on visual cognition. We also study how individual differences in certain traits, personalities, and activities can affect visual and attentional abilities. Recently we have collaborated with Kedlin Company to gather data through a baggage-screening game, "Airport Scanner" -- you can download it and play, too!
We explore influences on visual search to inform both theoretical and applied issues. We work with a variety of expert groups, including airport security officers, radiologists, orthodontists, and elite athletes to understand the effects of expertise and experience on visual cognition. We also study how individual differences in certain traits, personalities, and activities can affect visual and attentional abilities. Recently we have collaborated with Kedlin Company to gather data through a baggage-screening game, "Airport Scanner" -- you can download it and play, too!
Funding
Current and recent lab funding sources include:
