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Principal Investigator

 
  • Mark Fenske, PhD, is a cognitive-neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph. His research combines neuroimaging, eyetracking, and psychophysiology techniques with studies of human thought and behaviour to examine factors that are critical for healthy cognitive and emotional functioning. His writing, teaching, and public speaking are likewise aimed at helping others understand that learning a bit about the brain can be helpful in enhancing performance and well-being. Dr. Fenske’s efforts to translate scientific findings and make them accessible to the public at large includes the bestselling book, ‘The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success’ and his popular ‘Better Brain’ column, which regularly appeared in the Globe & Mail.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Alyssa Smith
  • Assessing the relation between oral contraceptive use, brain development, and cognitive-affective traits and states.

Graduate Students

Niyatee Narkar
  • Visual cognition. Using eye-tracking and pupillometry to assess the affective consequences of selective attention and mechanisms of cognitive control.
Carson Rumble-Tricker
  • Auditory cognition. Developing new approaches for measuring listening effort and the motivation to accurately hear what others are saying. 
      Jamie Lamont
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      Undergraduate Students

      Isabella Lamanna, Jessica Medeiros, Hannah Robertson, Brittany Vaters