period of up to 5 years. Students accepted for these positions will be supervised by Prof. James Brockmole.
Research in the Visual Cognition Lab centers on discovering how human observers create, store, and employ representations of objects and scenes. Specific interests include how attention is controlled in visual environments (including real-world scenes), how visual stimuli are represented in short- and long-term memory, how attention and memory interact to subserve various cognitive tasks such as visual
search and spatial reasoning, and how all of these processes are affected by normal aging. The lab uses a variety of tasks and dependent measures to investigate these aspects of cognition, but a major methodology involves the recording and analysis of eye movements, which reveal what and how visual information is processed in real time. The Visual Cognition Lab therefore sits at the intersection of research on visual attention, visual memory, gaze control, spatial cognition, and cognitive ageing. Each of these interrelated issues is central to understanding how observers
construct and use meaningful mental representations of visual environments despite their perceptual and cognitive limitations.
Accepted students will join a vibrant and fast growing research community at Notre Dame. Students in the cognitive psychology program receive training in many areas of cognition including perception, attention, memory, psycholinguistics, spatial cognition, vision science, cognitive development and aging, and emotional cognition.
All students receive extensive training in quantitative and experimental methods both in classroom and state-of-the- art laboratory settings. From this training, students are well prepared for research and teaching careers in the psychological and brain sciences.
Additional information about the Visual Cognition Lab and the Department of Psychology at Notre Dame can be found at: http://www.nd.edu/~jbrockm1/index.html and http://psychology.nd.edu.
Detailed information about the graduate program in cognitive psychology can be found at: http://psychology.nd.edu/graduate-studies/cognitive/.
Detailed information about admission criteria and instructions on how to apply can be found at: http://psychology.nd.edu/graduate-studies/admission/. Applications are due January 2, 2010.
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