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Paul MacNeilage is an Associate Professor and Director of the Cognitive & Brain Science Ph.D. Program at the University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Psychology. His research focuses on human spatial orientation, integrating sensory and cognitive processes to understand how we perceive movement and maintain balance during activities like walking, driving, and virtual reality interactions.
- Ph.D., Vision Science, University of California Berkeley (2007)
- B.A., Biological Anthropology, Harvard University (1996)
Research in his Self-Motion Lab examines visual-vestibular interactions, head motion statistics, and perceptual stability. Key methods include VR motion simulators, head-mounted eye tracking, and computational modeling. Applications span vertigo diagnosis, VR development, and autonomous agent systems.
Recent publications highlight his work on sensory conflict detection, dynamic gaze error, and VR sickness mitigation. His lab has developed open-source tools like GazeMetrics and the Visual Experience Database.
Grants supporting his research include UNR Neuroscience COBRE, OIA Track-2 FEC and IIS CHS:Small, Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium, and Transfer Project DT-1 (BCCN Munich).
