Sensation and perception

Our researchers explore how organisms receive, process, and interpret sensory information from their environment. Those functions are the bedrock of cognition and mental health. Specifically, our research investigates how hearing and vision interfaces with cognition and, critically, how hearing and visual impairments (acquired or congenital) might relate to autism, dyslexia, and attachment disorders in early childhood. 

Our research also focuses on age-related changes in sensation and perception and the debate on the mechanisms underlying the link between sensory deficits in older age and dementia. We measure sensation and perception using a wide array of methods including psychophysics, electrophysiology, brain imaging, and pupillometry.