معرفی
Brian Odegaard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on understanding how attention and metacognition influence perceptual decision-making and the neural basis of conscious experience. Key areas include peripheral vision perception, multisensory integration, and reality monitoring in humans and AI.
Education
- Ph.D., Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience & Computational Cognition), UCLA, 2015
- M.A., Psychology, UCLA, 2011
- B.A., Psychology & Music (Piano Performance), Calvin College, 2009
Research Interests
Dr. Odegaard investigates:
- Perceptual decision-making in peripheral vision, funded by the Office of Naval Research
- Reality monitoring in humans and large language models
- Multisensory integration mechanisms and their neural substrates
- Consciousness theories and their empirical validity
- Computational modeling of metacognitive processes
Key Contributions
Recent work includes studies on color perception in peripheral vision, metacognitive sensitivity in AI collaboration, and critiques of Integrated Information Theory. His team uses virtual reality and psychophysical methods to explore visual change detection and saccadic dynamics.
Awards & Funding
- Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research
- Funding from Templeton World Charity Foundation
Lab & Collaborations
He leads the Perception, Attention, and Consciousness Lab at UF, training graduate students like Saurabh Ranjan (reality monitoring), Joseph Pruitt (peripheral vision), and Trevor Caruso (performance-matched paradigms). Collaborations include Alan Lee (Lingnan University) on change blindness and David Rosenthal (CUNY) on consciousness theories.
