Elizabeth Michael

For many of us, vision is an effortless feature of our sensory lives. However, our visual systems work incredibly hard to deliver us this information. Whole-brain systems can come together when our environments present us with challenging inputs, such as finding a face in a crowd, or learning how to distinguish the brushstrokes of a master painter from their apprentice. I'm interested in uncovering the brain mechanisms that help our visual systems adapt to changing demands from both our environement and our own task goals. My hope is that this knowledge can help us to understand how to help individuals who experience a loss of visual function.

March 2024