Learning, neuroplasticity, and sleep: research projects
Ongoing studies
- PDP-squared: Meaningful PDP language models using parallel distributed processors
Principal investigator: Dr Stephen Welbourne
Co-investigators: Professor Matthew Lambon Ralph, Professor Steve Furber
Collaborator: Professor James L (Jay) McClelland - The consolidation of temporal information processing during sleep: behavioural
and neural correlates
Principal investigator: Dr Penny (Penelope) Lewis
Completed studies
PhD/MPhil studies
- The influence of mood, odour, and sleep upon the formation and consolidation of associative memories
PhD student: Scott Cairney
Advisor: Dr Roland Zahn
Supervisors: Dr Penny (Penelope) Lewis, Francis McGlone - The role of visual processing in computational models of single word reading
PhD student: Ya-Ning Chang
Supervisors: Professor Steve Furber, Dr Stephen Welbourne