Zoe Kourtzi, PhD
Professor of Psychology at the University of
Birmingham
Dr. Zoë Kourtzi has been
chosen as the first recipient of the VSS Young Investigator Award. The Award
Committee recognized her many outstanding fMRI studies that characterized the
neural loci of shape processing in the human cortex. Her development of an
important, widely used fMRI technique, “event-related adaptation’ was also
commended. Her recent fMRI work on the maturation of visual evoked activity in
primates is a promising new direction in her research program and demonstrates
the diversity of her interests. This creative productive young scientist
represents the best qualities of the VSS community.
The YIA award was presented at the Keynote Address on
Sunday, May 13, at 7:00 pm.
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