Jon Driver

Jon Driver was a renowned academic in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, serving as Royal Society Anniversary Research Professor at University College London (UCL) from 2009. Previously, he held professorships in psychology at UCL, Birkbeck College London, and Cambridge, and conducted research at Oxford and Oregon. His work focused on perception, attention, multisensory integration, and brain imaging techniques like fMRI and EEG.

Education: BA/MA in Experimental Psychology (1984, Oxford); D.Phil. in Experimental Psychology (1988, Queen's College, Oxford).

Research Interests:

• Cognitive mechanisms of attention and perception
• Multisensory integration in healthy and damaged brains
• Neurological disorders such as unilateral neglect
• Functional roles of the parietal cortex

Awards:

• Royal Society Anniversary Research Professorship (2009)
• Fellow of the British Academy (2008)
• Multiple prestigious prizes including the Spearman Medal and EPS Mid-Career Award

Legacy: Published over 300 papers, influencing fields like selective attention and sensory neuroscience. His research bridged experimental psychology, neurology, and cognitive science.