Faculty Profile
Name: Keith White
Homepage: http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~white/index.htm
Research Interests:
Sensory Processes, Movement Disorders
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cognitive Neuroscience

Current Running Projects:
Medical - Neuroplastic Basis of Stroke Rehabilitation
This research on neuroplasticity involves functional magnetic resornance imaging to identify processes in the brain which change as stroke patients recover functions during their rehabilitation.

Requirements: Requirements: Students who have taken neuropsychology, physiological psychology and/or sensory processes courses, or their equivalents. Knowledge about computers is a plus.

Time Commitment:
Independent Study: Available
Work Study: Available
Salary: Available
Volunteer: Available
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Medical - Neurological Basis of Perceptual Switching
This research involves perceptual alternation, its brain mechanisms, and how these differ in selected populations. Perceptual alternation happens when stimuli can be seen in more than one way, such as a drawing that looks briefly like a vase but then switches to look like two faces. Studies compare these time courses in various subjects; patients with bipolar or schizophrenic disorders, patients with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's diseas, adults with a history of 'lazy eye', and non-patient groups of various ages.

Requirements: Requirements: Students who have taken physiological psychology and/or sensory processes courses, or their equivalents. Knowledge about computers is a plus.

Time Commitment:
Independent Study: Available
Work Study: Not Available
Salary: Not Available
Volunteer: Available
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