Principal Investigator
Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Publications
Contact Information
UPMC Vision Institute
UPMC Mercy Pavilion
1622 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-647-2200
mbehrmann@pitt.edu
Research Focus
Research in the lab focuses on understanding the psychological processes and neural mechanisms of cognitive abilities such as object and face recognition, mental imagery, reading and writing, and spatial attention. We study the behavior of adults who have suffered brain damage that selectively affects their ability to carry out these processes to make inferences about the functional and structural organization of the brain. We also conduct rehabilitation studies to treat the observed deficits and gain insights into the mechanisms underlying visual cognition.
For more information, visit the Behrmann Lab.