Researcher

Associate Professor Richard Vickery

My Expertise

Neuroscience, Physiology and Neurophysiology - the neural mechanisms that give rise to sensory perception, tactile perception and cortical coding in the somatosensory system, and on tactile prostheses to restore touch to amputees.

Field of Research (FoR)

Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance

Sensory Systems

Neurosciences

Animal Physiology - Systems

SEO tags

Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Nervous System and Disorders

Biography

Research Interests:
My broad aim is to understand the neural mechanisms that give rise to sensory perception. In collaboration with colleagues at UWS and at NeuRA, I work on tactile perception and cortical coding in the somatosensory system, and on tactile prostheses to restore touch to amputees. Electrophysiological techniques are employed to study neural coding. Psychophysical and behavioural studies are carried out to look at...view more

Research Interests:
My broad aim is to understand the neural mechanisms that give rise to sensory perception. In collaboration with colleagues at UWS and at NeuRA, I work on tactile perception and cortical coding in the somatosensory system, and on tactile prostheses to restore touch to amputees. Electrophysiological techniques are employed to study neural coding. Psychophysical and behavioural studies are carried out to look at integration.

Broad Research Areas:
Neuroscience, Physiology

Qualifications:
BSc Hons (Syd), PhD (UNSW)

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Australian Neuroscience Society, Society for Neuroscience (USA), Grant reviewer for NHMRC, ARC, NIH

Specific Research Keywords: tactile, vision, cortical processing, neural coding, synaptic integration
Cortical Function, Electrophysiology, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Sensory Mechanisms, Bionics, Prostheses