Amelia Hunt

School of Psychology
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, UK AB24 2UB
Phone: +1224 273139
Email: a.hunt {at} abdn.ac.uk
Vision and Attention Laboratories.

Research

I’m generally interested in how our experience of the world is constructed, and I have a special interest in eye movements because they have such a huge impact on our visual experience. My research examines both how our visual environment and cognitive state effect how we move our eyes, and also how the eye movement itself effects our perceptual processes and the distribution of our attention.

Some current research projects include:
• Perception and attention across eye movements
• Perception of eye position
• The link between attention and eye movements
• The timecourse of visual processing and attention
• Biological motion perception
• Gaze cueing and joint attention

Current research is funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation and the BBSRC. Past research has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation, NSERC (Canada) and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

Education and Experience

Postdoctoral Fellowship (2005 - 2008)
Vision Sciences Laboratory, Harvard University

PhD in Cognitive Systems (2005)
University of British Columbia

B.Sc. Hons. Psychology (1999)
Dalhousie University

Selected Recent Publications [full list]

Hunt, A.R. & Cavanagh, P. (2011). Remapped visual masking. Journal of Vision, 11(1): article 13. [link]

van Zoest, W. & Hunt, A.R. (2011). Saccadic eye movements and perceptual judgments reveal a shared visual representation that is increasingly accurate over time. Vision Research, 51, 111-119. [pdf]

Cavanagh, P., Hunt, A.R., Afraz, S.R., & Rolfs, M. (2010). Visual stability based on remapping of attention pointers. Trends in Cognitive Science, 14, 147-153. [pdf]

van Zoest, W., Hunt, A.R., & Kingstone, A. (2010). Emerging representations in visual cognition: It's about time. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19, 116-120. [pdf]

Hunt, A.R. & Cavanagh, P. (2009). Looking ahead: The perceived direction of gaze shifts before the eyes move. Journal of Vision, 9(9), article 1.[link]

Hunt, A.R. & Halper, F. (2008). Disorganizing Biological Motion. Journal of Vision, 8(9): article 12. [link]

Hunt, A.R., Chapman, C.S. & Kingstone, A. (2008). Taking a long look at action and time perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 34, 125-136. [pdf]

 

Teaching (go to myAberdeen for course material)

Level 1: Perception (1-6)
Level 4: Brain and Body

Links

Vision and Attention Research Laboratorties (Aberdeen)

The Vision Sciences Lab (Harvard)

The BAR lab (UBC)

Ray Klein’s lab (Dalhousie)

By popular demand, the Hunt & Halper demo (email me for an explanation!)

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