ABOUT ME
My name is Jason Davis, and I am a research assistant in Jim Haxby's lab interested in perception and attention. As an undergrad at Dartmouth, I conducted research advised by Viola Störmer and Tor Wager. Now, I seek to pursue a career as a cognitive scientist.
My interests lie in two main questions:
- How does the mind (and brain) represent information, or the various characteristics of our subjective experience (visual, auditory, affective, etc.)?
- How does this information bubble into conscious awareness?
If I am not conducting research in the lab, I am likely either playing soccer, running, reading philosophy, or cooking one of my signature bowls. If you stay on my good side, I’ll make you one for free…
CURRENT RESEARCH
Currently, my research investigates neural and psychological principles related to multimodal perception and attentional selection. My approach utilizes a range of techniques including behavioral experiments, neuroimaging (fMRI), and computational modeling to investigate both processes.
Want to learn more about my research?
Here's my award-winning video from this year's Made at Dartmouth (MAD) Undergraduate Research Contest that details my current research of experience-driven attention in the auditory domain!