Attention & Learning

Current Research Projects

  • Fractals in Nature and Attention

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    The link between engaging with natural environments and attention restoration seems intuitive to us all, but the mechanisms that trigger this restoration are poorly understood. This experimental study examines the role that fractal dimension (a prominent feature of natural environments) in visual images plays in attention restoration.

    • Andrew Morris (‍contact)

    • Mark Kohler

    • Daniel Sturman

    • Tobias Loetscher

    • Branka Spehar‍ ‍

  • Sleep & Memory in Children

    This program of research investigates the role of sleep in benefitting learning and memory in children. So far projects have looked at the benefit of sleep for emotional images, words and sentences, as well as explore the underlying neurophysiology of these interactions. Future work is aimed at more naturalistic settings and real-world learning.

    • Mark Kohler (contact)

    • Scott Coussens