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Participate in Research - Vision Processing
Thursday July 16, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Salon G
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Behrmann Lab would like to understand

how children and adults who have had a large cortical resection to one hemisphere of the brain

during childhood process visual, auditory and language functions that usually require two full

hemispheres.

The two studies are as follows:
  • Monitoring eye movements while participants view visual images and listening to sentences over headphones;
  • Assessing whether images from different visual categories shown on a computer screen are the same or different, and examining spatial abilities e.g. searching for a star among many figures on a page and drawing simple shapes
Participant Requirements
  1. Had hemispherectomy, hemispherotomy, or disconnection or resection to one hemisphere during childhood (age 0 - 17);
  2. Are at least age six. Adults who had surgery in childhood can participate as well;
  3. Must be able to speak verbally, sit in a chair for at least 20-25 minutes (per study), follow instructions like looking at pictures or movies on a screen or listening to sentences, and make decisions by pressing a button.
To sign up to be considered for this study, complete our Research Interest Form here
Speakers
avatar for Maria Z. Chroneos

Maria Z. Chroneos

Graduate Student, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh
Maria Chroneos is interested in how brain networks organize across development to support cognitive and functional behavior. She is particularly interested in reorganization and plasticity in individuals with neurological disorders, injuries, and other disruptions to these processes... Read More →
avatar for Marlene Behrmann, PhD

Marlene Behrmann, PhD

Professor, Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Behrmann is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Psychology/Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Widely considered to be a worldwide leader in the field of visual cognition, she was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2015 and into the Ame... Read More →
Thursday July 16, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Salon G
  In-Person Research

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