PRATT, Jay - Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Jay Pratt is internationally renowned for his ground-breaking studies on how humans allocate attention
across the visual field and how certain types of visual information are prioritized by the brain. His
research has catalyzed several new lines of research worldwide, including how actions bias activity in
visual pathways, how concepts and symbols generate shifts of visual attention, and how much volitional
control can be exerted over reflexive attentional processes.