Geoffrey Boynton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology

Degree From: Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara
Interests: Visual perception and its neural basis

Contact

Office Guthrie 233A
Phone (206) 685-6493
E-mail gboynton@uw.edu
Website http://depts.washington.edu/viscog/

Advising

Do I accept and train new psychology graduate students in general?
Yes
Cognition and Perception
Quantitative Psychology

Research

We are interested in the neural correlates of human visual perception. We make use of a relatively new technique for measuring brain responses in humans called Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging or fMRI. This technique uses a standard clinical MRI scanner to measure changes in the blood flow and oxygenation of the vasculature in the brain that correlate with neuronal responses. Our laboratory uses fMRI to determine where and how the brain responds by making fMRI measurements in the visual cortex of human observers while they view various visual stimuli.

Research Support

  • The Effects of Attention in Human Visual Cortex

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    In the News

  • In late December, Geoff Boynton was voted recipient of the Early Investigator Award of the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
  • Geoff Boynton's recent honor was covered in University Week.
  • Geoffrey Boynton, Eliot Brenowtiz, Cheryl Kaiser, Jeansok Kim, Alan Marlatt, Scott Murray, and the Clinical Psychology Program all received mention in the Awards and Honors section of the recent on-line version of A&S Perspectives magazine.

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