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Daniel Bub is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria. He holds a PhD from the University of Rochester and specializes in cognitive neuropsychology, focusing on how motor representations are influenced by linguistic and perceptual tasks. His research explores the cognitive processes involved in manipulating everyday objects, such as calculators, and how spatial attention is affected by the context in which these objects are perceived and used. Bub developed a novel experimental method to assess the evocation of specific hand action representations triggered by words and objects in real-time tasks. This approach utilizes speeded reach and grasp actions in response to visual cues, providing insights into the time course of motor representations related to cognitive tasks. His work has significant implications for understanding the interplay between motor systems and cognitive processes.
University of Victoria • Victoria, BC
Teaching and conducting research in Psychology.
Department: Department of Computer Science. GRE is highly recommended for international students.