Department of Psychology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
phone: 805-893-7909
fax: 805-893-4303
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Research
Interests:
(cognitive neuroscience;learning;
memory; categorization;decision processes in perception and cognition;
mathematical psychology) Dr. Ashby is interested in basic cognitive and
neural processes of human learning and memory. As a vehicle for studying
these processes, his research focuses on understanding how people categorize
objects in their environment. Dr. Ashby’s approach is to collect a wide
variety of empirical data (e.g., from cognitive behavioral experiments,
studies with various neuropsychological patient groups, and fMRI experiments),
and use these data to develop and test neuro-biologically detailedmathematical
models. Thus, Dr. Ashby's research combines a three-pronged approach:
empirical data collection, cognitive neuro-science, and mathematical modeling.
Representative Publications:
Ashby, F. G. (Ed.). (1992). Multidimensional models of
perception and cognition. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Inc.
Ashby, F. G., Alfonso-Reese, L. A., Turken, A. U., & Waldron, E. M.
(1998). A neuropsychological theory of multiple systems in category learning.
Psychological Review, 105, 442-481.
Ashby, F. G., Ennis, J. M., & Spiering, B. J. (2007). A neurobiological
theory of automaticity in perceptual categorization. Psychological Review,
114, 632-656.
Ashby, F. G. & Maddox, W. T. (2005). Human category learning. Annual
Review of Psychology, 56, 149-178.
Ashby, F. G., Isen, A. M., & Turken, A. U. (1999). A neuro-psychological
theory of positive affect and its influence on cognition. Psychological
Review, 106, 529-550.
Author: Duncan Ashby ashby@psych.ucsb.edu
Last Modified: August 2008