The Visual Attention and Social Processes (VASP) Lab
I am interested in the what, when, who, and how behind social attention processes. Specifically,
What is social attention? Is it different from attention to everything else (and why would we think it would be?)
When do we pay attention to social information? What circumstances, situations, etc lead to prioritizing social attention? What happens in certain vs uncertain environments? In groups, how do we decide which person(s) to pay most attention to?
Who prioritizes social attention? Various patient groups?
How do we pay attention to social information? i.e., what are the underlying neural processes that subserve social attention? Does reward/motivation play a key role? If so, how?
LAB NEWS
Congratulations to our current lab manager, Joey Nosko, who will start their Master’s in Psychiatry Research at Dalhousie University this coming Fall 2024. We’re grateful for all your work in the lab, and we wish you all the best!
Winter 2024 term: We hope back-to-term goes smoothly for all!
Congratulations to lab member Sarah Janssens, who was accepted to the nursing after degree program. We're lucky you still plan to work with us during the year, and are happy for this new step for you!
August 2023: Congratulations to Helen Ma for defending her master’s thesis! Helen did an amazing job and will be missed in the lab. Helen, we wish you all the best in your future endeavours!
Summer 2023: congratulations to former master’s student YanFei Song, who will be starting Med school at McGill University this Fall! Congratulations also to former VASP lab volunteer Cyndy Liu, who will be attending Med school here at the U of A beginning this fall. Best of luck!