Description

Dr Matt Stainer is a Cognitive Scientist working at Griffith University. He completed his PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Dundee in Scotland, before taking Post-doctoral positions at the University of Melbourne and the University of Aberdeen. He is broadly interested studying cognitive processes 'in the wild' and has applied his research skills to understanding questions like how CCTV operators manage complex control rooms, how individuals drive under-the-influence, how elite athletes reach peak performance and how emergency responders make medical decisions.

In this episode Matt talks about:

• Threshold limits for information processing.

• Factors that influence processing tasks.

• Differences between novice and experienced practitioners.

Resources discussed:

• Stack overflow - coding platform

• Looking and Acting: Vision and eye movements in natural behaviour by Land and Tatler. 

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures by Shapiro

You can follow Matt on Linkedin or contact him via email at m.stainer@griffith.edu.au