Paul Corballis
Paul Corballis | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland (BSc, MSc), Columbia University (PhD) |
| Known for | Research on visual perception and attention using EEG/ERP and neuroimaging |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive neuroscience, psychology |
| Institutions | University of Auckland, Dartmouth College |
| Thesis | (1997) |
Paul Michael Corballis is a New Zealand cognitive neuroscientist and professor of Psychology at the University of Auckland. His research focuses on visual perception and attention, and uses electrophysiology (EEG/ERPs) and neuroimaging methods.[1][2]
Early life and education
Corballis is the son of academic psychologist Michael Corballis.[3]
He completed a BSc in Psychology (1989) and an MSc in Psychology with First Class Honours (1991) at the University of Auckland. He earned a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University in 1997.[4][5]
Career
After his doctorate, Corballis held a postdoctoral position in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College.[6][7] He joined the faculty at the University of Auckland School of Psychology, where he is a professor of Psychology.[1] In an inaugural lecture hosted by the Faculty of Science, he discussed "brain mechanisms of constructive perception."[8]
Corballis studies the neural mechanisms that support selective attention and visual perception, often using event-related potentials such as the N2pc, together with other EEG and neuroimaging techniques.[2] Early in his career he co-authored work demonstrating noninvasive optical imaging of human brain responses during visual stimulation.[9] His later publications and collaborations include work on lateralized ERP components associated with attentional selection.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Paul Corballis – About". University of Auckland. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Paul Corballis – Research". University of Auckland. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking, by Michael C. Corballis". Times Higher Education. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Society for Psychophysiological Research: 2025 candidate biography – Paul Corballis". Society for Psychophysiological Research. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Paul Corballis – Degrees (University profile)". University of Auckland. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Loop (Frontiers) profile: Paul Michael Corballis". Frontiers Loop. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Michael S. Gazzaniga – Curriculum Vitae (post-doctoral trainees)". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "The inaugural lecture of Paul Corballis: "In a World of Our Own: Brain Mechanisms of Constructive Perception"". Faculty of Science, University of Auckland (Facebook). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Gratton, G.; Corballis, P. M.; Cho, E.; Fabiani, M.; Hood, D. C. (1995). "Shades of gray matter: Noninvasive optical images of human brain responses during visual stimulation". Psychophysiology. 32 (5): 505–509. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.1995.tb02102.x. PMID 7568645.
- ^ Hilimire, M. R.; Hickey, C.; Corballis, P. M. (2010). "Event-Related Potentials Dissociate Effects of Salience from Those of Target Relevance during Visual Search". PLOS ONE. 5 (9) e12877. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012877. PMC 2940761. PMID 20886092.