Specialist Research Laboratory
Laterality Laboratory
This laboratory is concerned with the investigation of human laterality. The range of topics covered is broad, but centres around the study of asymmetries in behaviour and perception, which are tied to the lateralisation of brain function. An example of specific research topics include: asymmetries in spatial attention, lateralisation of facial communication, differences in reading style between the hemispheres and hemispheric asymmetries in information processing styles. A diverse range of research methodologies is employed ranging from psychophysical techniques to electroencephalographical recording and digital image processing. The laboratory aims to develop a better understanding of human laterality with a particular view to appreciating the functional significance of human laterality.
Current Areas of Research
- Free-viewing perceptual asymmetries
- Asymmetries in facial communication
- Cerebral asymmetries in temporal processing
For detailed information on our research, please see the Laterality Lab website.
Research Staff:
Funding & Grants:
| Project: |
Attentional biases that underlie free-viewing perceptual asymmetries: Endogenous and exogenous effects in a behavioural/imaging study. |
| Year: |
2005–2008 |
| Funded by: |
Australian Research Council |
| Project: |
Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Llateral Biases in Human Vision. |
| Year: |
2002–2005 |
| Funded by: |
Australian Research Council |
| Project: |
Lateralisation of Brain Function as Revealed through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
| Year: |
2001 |
| Funded by: |
ANZ Medical Research & Technology Grant |
| Project: |
Asymmetries for Cross-Modal Temporal Processing |
| Year: |
2000 |
| Funded by: |
McDonell-Pew Network Grant |
| Project: |
A Model of the Temporal Processing Capacities of the Cerebral Hemispheres. |
| Year: |
1999–2002 |
| Funded by: |
Australian Research Council |
Current Research Students:
Catherine Orr
Mark Yates
