Heath Matheson

Heath Matheson is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Memorial University's Faculty of Science, where he directs the CREATE Lab (Collaborative Research in Empirical And Theoretical Embodiment). His research examines how cognition emerges from brain-body-environment interactions using EEG and behavioral experiments.

Matheson's research focuses on:

• Neural mechanisms of object recognition and semantic memory
• Body schemas' role in conceptual thinking
• Environmental and postural influences on creativity
• Predictive processing in language comprehension

The CREATE Lab investigates fundamental questions about learning and thought organization, with implications for educational neuroscience and clinical applications.

His recent publications explore how sensorimotor experiences shape neural representations during cognitive tasks, particularly examining how environmental contexts and physical postures influence creative problem-solving and language processing.