Prof Daniel T. Smith
Dan is a professor in Durham University’s Department of Psychology. His research examines the interaction between the motor system, specifically the oculomotor system, and cognitive processes such as attention and working memory, with the goal to understand how activity in the motor system helps resolve competition between different representations in the visual system. The Motor Bias project distilled ideas he has developed over several years into a coherent framework we can use to predict how and when motor activity can influence perception. Dan now applies these findings to better understanding the cognitive problems in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
eMail: daniel.smith2@durham.ac.uk; webpage
Dr Soazig Casteau
Soazig did her Ph.D in the Cognitive Psychology Laboratory in Marseilles (France) under the supervision of Francoise Vitu. Then she worked with Robin Walker at Royal Holloway University of London as a postdoctoral fellow (Fondation Fyssen Postdoctoral Fellowship). She then moved to Durham to is working on the psychophysical part of the Motor Bias project. In 2021 Soazig was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Durham, where she has set up her where she uses TMS, psychophysics and eyetracking to pursue her interest in Saccadic Eye Movements, Attention and Perception.
eMail: soazig.casteau@durham.ac.uk; webpage
Dr Alison Lane (PI)
Ali is an Associate Professor in Durham University’s Psychology Department and fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing. As a neuropsychological researcher they have conducted experiments exploring the brain areas involved in visuospatial attention, primarily using visual search tasks and neural stimulation techniques. They are also an experienced applied psychologist, having developed rehabilitation tools to assist people with visual / attentional impairments and conducted clinical trials exploring the efficacy of such technology. This is really their driving motivation – to do research with the aim of making a difference to clinical practice and the wellbeing of people living with neurological conditions.
eMail: a.r.lane@durham.ac.uk
Ms Bobbi Childley (PhD Student)
Ms Katelynn Carlyle (PhD Student)
Ms Xueqing Li (PhD Student)