Dr. Lisa S. Scott
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Lisa S. Scott, Associate Professor
Area: Developmental Psychology (Division 5) Neuroscience and Behavior Program University of Massachusetts 135 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 Phone: 413 545 5965 Fax: 413 545 0996 E-Mail: lscott[at]psych.umass.edu Curriculum Vitae My research involves the study of the neural mechanisms of perceptual category learning and perceptual experience in primarily developmental, but also adult, populations. Using both behavioral and electrophysiological methods (high-density event-related potentials), my work focuses on how specific visual experiences influence how infants and adults learn to recognize and categorize various types of objects (including faces, cars, birds, etc). |