Psychology & Neuroscience Theses: Recent submissions
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Exploring depth and distance perception in strabismus
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisStrabismus can be defined as the inability to coordinate the eye muscles that ordinarily fixate the two eyes on a single target, resulting in lack of a single binocular vision. Strabismus as a disorder has been known since ... -
The visual processing of speed in two and three dimensions
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-26) - ThesisAs animals that move in a 3D world and interact with 3D objects, it is very important for our survival that our visual systems provide two- and three-dimensional motion perception. Over 4 experimental chapters, we used ... -
Investigating the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using motoneurons and astrocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells obtained from ALS patients
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisAbstract redacted -
What drives bias?: an investigation into the anatomy of extra-oculomotor proprioception and its role in spatial neglect
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisSpatial attention is used to selectively navigate to objects within our environment that are salient or deemed important. Successful allocation of attention in space requires a combination of positional, visual and spatial ... -
Meaning and context in the gestural communication of wild bilia (bonobo: Pan paniscus)
(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-20) - ThesisStudying the communication of our closest living relatives, the great apes, can inform our understanding of language evolution. Great ape gestural communication has been well-documented in captivity, but less so in the ...