Research interests
My primary research interests concern emotion, perception, and memory. I am particularly interested in the interplay of emotion and cognition. My recent studies have focused on intrinsic (stimulus-driven) and extrinsic (context-driven) factors affecting emotional engagement during processing of natural scenes, including: 1) stimulus repetition; 2) exposure duration; 3) stimulus size; 4) stimulus content; 5) individual differences. I am also working to understand the mechanisms underlying the relationships between cortical and autonomic components of the orienting response to motivationally relevant stimuli. My work utilizes a range of physiological measures (i.e., Oscillatory brain activity, event-related brain potentials, startle reflex, pupillometry, cardiac activity, and skin conductance) to understand emotion, cognition, and their interaction.
