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| Research Keywords: |
| neurocognitive networks, conceptual knowledge, perceptual processing, psycholinguistics, object recognition, anterior temporal lobe, cognitive aging, aphasia, agnosia, neurodegenerative disease, frontotemporal degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, eye tracking, event-related potentials, fMRI, hemispheric asymmetry |
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| Education: |
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Ph.D., Neuroscience, Northwestern University, 2010
M.A., Experimental Psychology, Wake Forest University, 2003
B.A., Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2001
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| Brief Bio: |
| Dr. Hurley's research falls in the area of cognitive neuroscience, using techniques such as eye tracking, electroencephalography, and magnetic resonance imaging to better understand how the human brain processes language, recognizes objects, and links the two together. His research program involves testing typical younger and older adults as well as individuals with disorders of language (aphasia) and object recognition (agnosia). These disorders arise in neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal degeneration and Alzheimer's disease. Much of this work is focused on the role of the anterior temporal lobes in verbal and nonverbal knowledge. |
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