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John H.R. Maunsell is the Albert D. Lasker Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, focusing on neurobiology within the Neuroscience Institute. His research interests lie in the fields of attention, vision, and the cerebral cortex, particularly examining how neuronal signals in the visual cortex contribute to perception and behavior. Maunsell employs advanced techniques to record the activity of individual neurons from trained monkeys and mice engaged in visual tasks. His studies have shown that alterations in attention can enhance the strength of neuronal responses, thereby affecting behavioral performance. He is dedicated to understanding how the brain's representation of visual stimuli changes with different attentional states. His work has resulted in significant contributions to the understanding of visual perception mechanisms and neuronal processes underpinning sensory representations.
Department of Philosophy