Allison Sekuler, McMaster University
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Professor
Hamilton, Ontario
sekuler@mcmaster.ca
Office:
(905) 525-9140 ext. 24476
Expert In
Aging
Audio-visual interactions
Autism and visual perception
Behavioural neuroscience
Brain mechanisms of perception
Cognitive neuroscience
Electroencephalography
Evoked Response Potentials
Face recognition
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motion perception
MRI
Neural plasticity
Neuroimaging
Object recognition
Pattern perception
Perceptual learning
Perceptual organization
Spatial vision
Vision science
Visual attention
Visual memory
Bio/Research
Allison Sekuler is an example of McMaster University’s growing “brain gain.” After completing her undergraduate work at Pomona College (Mathematics and Psychology) and her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley (Psychology), she joined the faculty at the University of Toronto in 1990. ...
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Bio/Research
Allison Sekuler is an example of McMaster University’s growing “brain gain.” After completing her undergraduate work at Pomona College (Mathematics and Psychology) and her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley (Psychology), she joined the faculty at the University of Toronto in 1990. In 2001, Professor Sekuler moved to McMaster as Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience in the department of Psychology. She currently serves as Associate Chair (Graduate) and Research & Advancement Officer for Psychology, and she is an adjunct member of York University’s Centre for Vision Research.
Professor Sekuler’s research focuses on visual perception. She combines innovative behavioural techniques with modern neuroimaging approaches to understand how our brains interpret the world around us, and how vision and the brain change as a function of age and experience. She also has made significant contributions toward our understanding of face perception, motion perception, object recognition, perceptual organization, visual attention, perceptual learning, and pattern vision.
In November 2004, Professor Sekuler’s research garnered her the distinction of a "Leader of Tomorrow", a title only a select few young Canadian scientists have earned. This designation was awarded by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, recognizing her dedication to research showing how the human brain processes visual information and how that processing changes as a function of aging. She also has been recognized as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow, and as an Ontario Distinguished Researcher. Her research is funded by NSERC, CIHR, CFI, and the Canada Research Chairs program.
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Professor Sekuler’s research focuses on visual perception. She combines innovative behavioural techniques with modern neuroimaging approaches to understand how our brains interpret the world around us, and how vision and the brain change as a function of age and experience. She also has made significant contributions toward our understanding of face perception, motion perception, object recognition, perceptual organization, visual attention, perceptual learning, and pattern vision.
In November 2004, Professor Sekuler’s research garnered her the distinction of a "Leader of Tomorrow", a title only a select few young Canadian scientists have earned. This designation was awarded by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, recognizing her dedication to research showing how the human brain processes visual information and how that processing changes as a function of aging. She also has been recognized as an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow, and as an Ontario Distinguished Researcher. Her research is funded by NSERC, CIHR, CFI, and the Canada Research Chairs program.
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