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Research Interests
Mark's main research goal is to develop a (mathematical) model of human visual perception,
particularly of moving objects, and including the effects of attention. A better
understanding of this aspect of human performance will likely allow improvements
in areas where fast motions are observed, for example, automobile driving,
aircraft piloting, and many sports. Presently this goal is being pursued by
investigating experimentally visual illusions such as the flash-lag effect,
and the Ouchi and JAE illusions. This work is being done in collaboration with
Dr. Trevor Hine and Dr. Liz Conlon.
Mark is also part of a team seeking to improve the measurement of executive functions,
such as planning and problem solving, in normal humans, and those with brain injury.
Finally, he is co-supervising a project measuring the Event Related Potentials
(electric fields on the scalp) associated with performing a Prospective Memory task
remembering to do something in the future.
Recent Publications
Journals
Chappell, M., Hine, T. J., Acworth, C., & Hardwick, D. (in press). Attention 'capture' by the flash-lag flash.
Vision Research.
Chappell, M., & Hine, T. J. (2004). Events before the flash do influence
the flash-lag magnitude.
Vision Research, 44, 235-239.
Conference Abstracts
Sarich, D., Stanton , S., Burgess, C., Chappell, M., & Acworth, C. (2004).
Investigating attentional effects in the flash-lag effect.
Vision Down Under.
Chappell, M., Hine, T. J., Acworth, C., & Hardwick, D. (2004).
Testing temporal integration and attentional-capture accounts of the spatial
mis-localization of moving objects.
Journal of Vision, 4 , 580a. http://www.journalofvision.org/4/8/580/.
Chappell, M., Acworth, C., & Hine, T. J. (2004). Testing the differential
latency model of the flash-lag effect.
Australian Journal of Psychology , S56.
Contact
School of Psychology
Griffith University,
Mt Gravatt Campus M24,
Nathan 4111, Qld, Australia.
Phone: 617 3735 3367
Email: M.Chappell@griffith.edu.au