Jon Driver
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Jon Driver was a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London
and a leading psychologist
and neuroscientist
in the UK. From 2009 he held a Royal Society Anniversary Research Professorship, which allowed him to concentrate on research. He was formerly Director of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, a leading interdisciplinary research centre that studies the brain basis of mental processes. He was a Principal Investigator at one of the top neuroimaging centres in the world, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
at UCL.
Jon Driver authored over 250 full scientific publications. In 2005 he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
; in 2006 as a member of Academia Europaea, the Academy of Europe; and in 2008 as a Fellow of the British Academy
. Previous awards include the Spearman Medal of the British Psychological Society, the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) Prize, and the EPS Mid-Career Award. His research has been funded by the Medical Research Council
, the Wellcome Trust
, the Biology and Biotechnology Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the McDonnell Foundation, and The Stroke Association
. He received a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award; a Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship; and, at the time of his death, held a Royal Society Research Professorship.
Driver,J. (1996). Enhancement of selective listening by illusory mislocation of speech sounds due to lip-reading. Nature 381, 66-68
University College London
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and a leading psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
and neuroscientist
Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
in the UK. From 2009 he held a Royal Society Anniversary Research Professorship, which allowed him to concentrate on research. He was formerly Director of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, a leading interdisciplinary research centre that studies the brain basis of mental processes. He was a Principal Investigator at one of the top neuroimaging centres in the world, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London is an interdisciplinary centre for neuroimaging research based in London, United Kingdom.Principal investigators working at the Centre include Professors Ray Dolan, Jon Driver, Richard Frackowiak,...
at UCL.
Jon Driver authored over 250 full scientific publications. In 2005 he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
; in 2006 as a member of Academia Europaea, the Academy of Europe; and in 2008 as a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
. Previous awards include the Spearman Medal of the British Psychological Society, the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) Prize, and the EPS Mid-Career Award. His research has been funded by the Medical Research Council
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
, the Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
, the Biology and Biotechnology Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the McDonnell Foundation, and The Stroke Association
The Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is the only British charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages.The charity funds research into prevention, treatment, and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services...
. He received a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award; a Royal Society-Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship; and, at the time of his death, held a Royal Society Research Professorship.
Research
Driver's research focused on perception, selective attention and multisensory integration (interplay between our different senses) in the normal and damaged human brain. He used a combination of psychophysical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging and TMS methods, including most recently a combined brain stimulation and brain imaging approach (concurrent TMS-fMRI).Selected publications
Ruff,C.C., Blankenburg,F., Bjoertomt,O., Bestmann,S., Freeman,E., Haynes,J-D.,Rees,G., Josephs,O., Deichmann,R., Driver,J. (2006). Concurrent TMS-fMRI and psychophysics reveal frontal influences on human retinotopic visual cortex. Current Biology 16(15), 1479-1488.Driver,J. (1996). Enhancement of selective listening by illusory mislocation of speech sounds due to lip-reading. Nature 381, 66-68