Professor Dr. Anthony Herdman

Biography

Anthony Herdman is an Associate Professor in the Audiology & Speech Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC). His research program focuses on understanding the brain dynamics underlying psychological phenomena involved in auditory and visual perceptions, attention, language, and memory. He employs behavioural, eye-tracking, and electrophysiological measures, such as EEG and MEG, to explore the fundamental principles and systems involved. A major line of his investigation provides insights into how experiences with visual objects, including letters and words, alter brain dynamics and neural-network communication in both typically developing readers and individuals with dyslexia. Herdman is also interested in auditory selective attention and visual novelty detection in children affected by socioeconomic disparities, collaborating with researchers in the fields of cognition, memory, and neuroimaging methodology. His work examines how brain functions communicate through multiple dimensions such as space, time, and frequency, highlighting the ways in which these communications are altered by experiences that shape brain development.

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