Postdoctoral Fellow
Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN)
- Email
- shaylyn.kress@uleth.ca
Biography
Shaylyn is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Lethbridge, collaborating with Dr. Chelsea Ekstrand (University of Lethbridge) and Dr. Jody Culham (Western University). She previously completed her undergraduate and graduate training at the University of Saskatchewan under the supervision of Dr. Ron Borowsky. Shaylyn's past work explored the intersections of reading and attentional processes through video game experience. Her current postdoctoral research dives into the emerging realm of digital neuroscience, investigating how perception and action in the brain operate when faced with virtual environments.
Degrees
PhD in Psychology
MA in Psychology
BSc Honours in Psychology
(All degrees from USask)
Research Interests
cognitive neuroscience, digital neuroscience, video games, functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging