
J. Jay Todd
PhD candidate
Neuroscience
Office: Wilson Hall, rm 627
Phone: 615-322-0173
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Degrees
- B.S., Vanderbilt University, Psychology, 2001
Research Area
- My research employs functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioral research methods to investigate how limits in visual attention capacity constrain our conscious experience of this richly detailed world and also what brain regions are involved in defining these capacity-limited processes.
Professional Honors
- Vanderbilt Vision Research Center Training Grant (2002-2004)
Representative Publications
- Todd, J. J., Fougnie, D. & Marois, R. (2005). Visual short-term memory load suppresses temporo-parietal junction activity and induces inattentional blindness. Psychological Science, 16, 965-972.
- Todd, J. J. & Marois, R. (2005). Posterior parietal cortex activity predicts individual differences in visual short-term memory capacity. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 5, 144-155.
- Todd, J. J. & Marois, R. (2004). Capacity limit of visual short-term memory in human posterior parietal cortex. Nature, 428, 751-754.
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