Adam Steel

Adam Steel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois, affiliated with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Neuroscience Program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on the interplay between memory systems and perception, particularly in visuospatial processing and cortical organization.

• Role: Assistant Professor (Psychology, Beckman Institute)
• Key Affiliations: Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Neuroscience Program, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Dr. Steel investigates how memory-based predictions influence perceptual judgments, leveraging immersive environments and neuroimaging to map functional properties of the posterior cerebral cortex. His work integrates probabilistic atlases and retinotopic coding to understand hippocampal-cortical interactions.

Recent publications highlight his contributions to scene memory dynamics, visuospatial memory convergence zones, and predictive processing networks. Key themes include cortical organization, retinotopic coding, and memory-perception integration.