My research focuses primarily on nonconscious processing of words and pictures. To get at this, I use the masked priming paradigm with several different dependent measures, including reaction times and error rates and (mostly these days) kinematic measures. I have recently begun to incorporate EEG and TMS in my research too.

A primary question in this work has to do with the "depth of processing" of nonconsciously perceived information. A second issue is concerned with the "autonomy" of nonconscious processes. For example, is it possible to "control" nonconsicously elicited processes? Are nonconscious processes modulated by attention?

For more information about my research, please visit our lab's website here.