Nilli Lavie
British-Israeli psychologist and neuroscientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nilli Lavie, FBA, is an academic, psychologist, and neuroscientist with British-Israeli dual nationality.
Nilli Lavie | |
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Nationality | Israeli British |
Alma mater | Tel Aviv University |
Known for | Perceptual Load Theory |
Awards | BPS Cognitive Section Award, EPS Mid-Career Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cognitive Neuroscience |
Institutions | University College London (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) |
A Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences and Director of the Attention and Cognitive Control laboratory at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, she is an elected Fellow of the British Academy, American Psychological Society, Royal Society of Biology, and British Psychological Society.
An honorary life member of the UK Experimental Psychology Society, she is known for providing a resolution to the 40 year debate on the role of attention in information processing and as the creator of the Perceptual load theory of attention, perception and cognitive control.[1]