My current work investigates if top-down processes are involved in the perception of three-dimensional (3D) shape. I am particularly interested as to whether top-down (guided) attention facilitates the perception of 3D shape created from shading cues. My work also seeks to investigate if different cognitive and neurological processes underlie the perception of convexity and concavity. To investigate these notions, I employ both behavioural (e.g., accuracy / response time) and neuroscientific (e.g., Event-Related Potentials) methods.

• MSc: Cognitive Neuroscience
  Swansea University, 2020–2021
• BSc: Criminology and Psychology
  Swansea University, 2017–2020

2023

• PublishedThe Role of Top-Down Attention in Shape from Shading
  Matthews, J., Earnshaw, L., Mills, D. & Sapir, A., 27 Aug 2023.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review