zhong-lin lu

Zhong-Lin Lu is a Professor of Psychology.
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What kind of research do you conduct?

Our research goal is to construct computational brain models for perception and cognition--- models sufficiently computational such that they can be represented in a computer program or in mathematical theory. Psychophysical experimentation, physiological investigation, clinical testing, and computational modeling are essential elements in our research.

We are currently working on:

* Computational and psychophysical study of visual motion, texture, and attention
* Neurophysiological and neuromagnetic study of sensory and attentional processes
* Visual memory systems
* Perceptual learning
* Computer image processing
* Visual neural networks
* Brain Imaging.

In a typical semester, how many undergraduates do you work with? What kind of research activities do the undergraduate students perform?

We typically work with one to two undergraduates. Their research activities include:

* Literature study
* Conducting experiments
* Preliminary Data analysis
* Authoring preliminary technical report
* Webpage design and administration

What are some of your recent undergraduate projects?

Debbie Dao (2002). The orientation bandwidth of perceptual learning of Gabor detection. First prize, the USC undergraduate symposium, 2002.

Wilson Chu (2001). Timecourse and mechanisms of intra- and cross-modal cuing of spatial attention. Poster given in the UCLA Undergraduate Research Forum. Supported by the Provost Undergraduate Research Grant.

Christoph Posner (2001). Switching attention between visual and auditory modalities. Talk given in the UCLA Undergraduate Research Forum. Supported by the Provost Undergraduate Research Grant.

To find out more about Dr. Lu and his research, please visit his homepage.