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Dr Aysha Motala

Lecturer in Psychology

Psychology Stirling

Dr Aysha Motala

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Broadly, my research explores how human beings make sense of the world around us by exploring how multiple sensory systems come together to construct our sensory environments. I particularly love exploring how these senses collaborate to form our sense of time. I use a combination of methods to explore this, including psychophysics, neuroimaging and computational modelling. For more information and a list of most recent publications, please check out our lab website here:

I have held positions across the UK (University of Cardiff, University of Nottingham, Queen Mary University of London), Australia (University of Sydney) and Canada (Brain & Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario). My research has been generously funded by a number of different organisations, including prestigious fellowships from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

At the 我要吃瓜, I lead the Introduction to Psychology (PSYU902) module alongside supervising students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Please see our lab website (link above) for an updated list of lab members. I also co-lead the Cognition in Complex Environments research group and Co-Lead the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee within the School of Psychology.

Community Contribution

Forth Valley Radio Interview


Event / Presentation

Exploring Shared Neural Synchronisation During Story Listening With Acoustic Masking
Association for Research in Otolaryngology Annual Midwinter Meeting

Chair for Nanosymposium 'Neurobiology of Timing'
Society for Neuroscience

Exploring shared neural synchronization when listening to acoustically masked stories
Cognitive Neuroscience Society

Invited Speaker, Cornea to Cortex Seminars, School of Optometry & Vision Science, Cardiff University

Invited Speaker, Department of Cognitive Science, Occidental College, USA, 2022

Keynote Speaker at PsyCon 2023

Presenter at the 7th Biennial Perceptual Learning Workshop, USA 2022


Professional membership

Cognitive Neuroscience Society member
Cognitive Neuroscience Society

Society for Neuroscience member
Society for Neuroscience


Research

Broadly, my research explores how human beings make sense of the world around us by exploring how multiple sensory systems collaborate to form our sense of time. I use a combination of methods to explore this, including psychophysics, neuroimaging and computational modelling. For more information, please check out our lab website here:

If any of the above sound interesting, I would love to hear from you! I am always looking for collaborators and welcome contact from potential students at various levels.

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Outputs

Article

Gau R, Noble S, Heuer K, Bottenhorn KL, Bilgin IP, Yang Y, Huntenburg JM, Bayer JMM, Bethlehem RAI, Rhoads SA, Vogelbacher C, Borghesani V, Levitis E, Wang H & Motala A (2021) Brainhack: Developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience. Neuron, 109 (11), pp. 1769-1775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.04.001


Article

Motala A, Heron J, McGraw PV, Roach NW & Whitaker D (2020) Temporal rate is not a distinct perceptual metric. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), Art. No.: 8654. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64984-4


Teaching

Module Coordinator for Introduction to Psychology (PSYU902)

Lecturer for MSc Perception and Action (PRMP139)

Supervisor for BSc and MSc dissertation projects and placements

Research centres/groups