1008 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
keiths@yorku.ca
PhD, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, 2002
MA, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, 2000
MA, Astronomy, Boston University, 1996
BS, Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1994
Research Interests
My research interest is the relationship between the architecture of the human visual system and the functions of attention, perception and awareness, both in normal and clinical populations. I have been primarily studying the visual subcortex—the lateral geniculate nucleus and pulvinar in the thalamus and the superior colliculus—with retinotopic mapping, spatial and feature-based attention and binocular rivalry experiments. Multiple streams of information arise from distinct ganglion cell populations in the retina; the subcortical nuclei play central roles in the recurrent regulation of visual function, and here, like nowhere else in the brain, these visual streams are spatially disjoint and their activity can be measured with high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging. Abnormalities in these structures may be important in clinical disorders such as dyslexia and congenital stationary night blindness that I am studying.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
desimone@yorku.ca
B.A. Neuroscience, Skidmore College, 2003
Research Interests
Multiple object tracking in low-level visual cortex.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
monicagiraldochica@gmail.com
Master of Biomedical Engineering, University of Barcelona, 2011
Research Interests
I am interested in studying the activity in the visual subcortex using fMRI to get a better understanding of dyslexia. I will also analyze functional activity in the thalamic reticular nucleus to distinguish it from surrounding structures and to quanitfy its contributions to attention and awareness.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
mcketton@yorku.ca
B.Sc. Human Biology, University of Toronto, 2010
Research Interests
My research interests lie in studying human visual systems in clinical populations. Using fMRI, I will examine cortical organization in subjects with albinism that have abnormal visual pathways. This abnormal visual pathway on cortical mapping has not been fully studied. Analyzing the activity of the visual subcortex, particularly the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), will contribute to the understanding of human albino visual system misrouting.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
vivianoj@yorku.ca
B.Sc. Psychology, Queen's University, 2009
Research Interests
My research interests lie in the relationship between early sensory and cortical processing. I am currently investigating the thalamic reticular nucleus and its role in lateral geniculate nucleus modulation.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
scmunro@yorku.ca
B.A. Hons. Cognitive Science, York University, 2012
Research Interests
I am currently interested in how the brain generates and maintains our concious point of view. I hope to investigate more directly, using fMRI, how attention is regulated by subcortical regions.
1009 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
debra.soh1@gmail.com
M.A. Psychological Science, Ryerson University, 2010
B.A. Honours Psychology, Carelton University, 2008
B.A. Philosophy/Fine Arts, University of Ottawa, 2005
Research Interests
Functional and structural neuroimaging; binocular rivalry.
3rd year, Biology
1st year, Specialized Honours Biomedical Science
2nd year, Honours Biochemistry
1st year, Honours Biomedical Science
1st year, Biology
2nd year, Honours Biology and Kinesiology & Health Science
2nd year, Biophysics Honours
4th year, Specialized Honours Biology
4th year, Biomedical Science