Andrew M. Herbert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, RIT
My research interests are varied. I have examined different visual illusions,
spent a lot of time trying to understand the perception of structure in the
world (focusing on bilateral symmetry detection), and I am interested in
the timing and locus of different perceptual and cognitive processes.
In the past couple of years I have been doing research on the perception of faces and facial expressions. This includes work with various students on the relative salience of different facial expressions, and stems from work completed by Dr. Paula Beall (now at the University of Denver). Paula completed her Ph.D. with me examining a modified Stroop task to assess the automaticity of facial expression processing.
I collaborate with Dr. Jeff Pelz in the Multidisciplinary Vision Research Lab (MVR Lab) housed in the Carlson Center for Imaging Science at RIT. This interdisciplinary lab hosts researchers in Psychology, Imaging Science, IT and the NTID. We are examining eye movements during change detection and responses to emotional faces among other things. I have a longstanding interest in how we perceive colour and objects, and I will pursue research in these areas at some point.
I graduated with a B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University in Montreal,
then after a brief hiatus I completed an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of
Western Ontario in Psychology. I worked with Keith Humphrey on a variety
of projects over my graduate career. I spent two years working with Daphne McCulloch and
Eric Brodie at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. Then I worked with
Jocelyn Faubert at the University of Montreal. I spent three years at the University of North Texas, running the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychology there. I have been at RIT since 2002.
McCulloch, D. L., Bradnam, M. S., Day, R. E., Dutton, A. M., Herbert, A. M., Mackie, R. T., McDaid, G. J., Napier, A., Phillips, S., Saunders, K. J., & Shepherd, A. J. (in press). A visual skills inventory for children with neurological impairments. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.
Herbert, A. M. (2007). How I Teach Experimental Psychology. in "Developing & Sustaining a Research-Supportive Curriculum: A Compendium of Successful Practices." edited by Karukstis, K. K. & Elgren, T. E.. Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington, DC. pp. 113-115.
Herbert, A. M., Beall, P. M., & Faubert, J. (2005). Ambiguous depth planes: Perceiving depth from motion. Perception, 34, 757-759.
Henderson, R. M., McCulloch, D. L., & Herbert, A. M. (2003). Event-related potentials (ERPs) to schematic faces in adults and children. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 51, 59-67.
Herbert, A. M., Overbury, O., Singh, J. & Faubert, J. (2002). Aging and bilateral symmetry detection. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57B, P241-P245.
Henderson, R. M., McCulloch, D. L., Herbert, A. M., Robinson, P. H., &
Taylor, M. J. (2000). Visual event-related potentials in children with
phenylketonuria. Acta Paediatrica, 89, 52-57.
Herbert, A. M., Brodie, E. E., & Faichney, A. (1999). Assessment
of cognitive changes following coronary artery bypass surgery. Coronary
Health Care, 3, 145-152.
Barrett, B. T., Whitaker, D., McGraw, P. V., & Herbert, A. M. (1999).
Discriminating mirror symmetry in foveal and extra-foveal vision. Vision
Research, 39, 3737-3744.
Faubert, J., & Herbert, A. M. (1999). The peripheral drift illusion:
A motion illusion in the visual periphery. Perception, 28, 617-622.
Herbert, A. M., Gordon, G. E., & McCulloch, D. L. (1998). A "passive"
event-related potential? International Journal of Psychophysiology, 28,
11-21.
Dakin, S. C. & Herbert, A. M. (1998). The spatial region of integration
for visual symmetry detection. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
(Series B), 265, 659-664.
Gurnsey, R, Herbert, A. M., & Kenemy, J. (1998). Bilateral symmetry
embedded in noise is detected accurately only at fixation. Vision Research,
38, 3795-3803.
Humphrey, G. K., Herbert, A. M., Hazlewood, S., & Stewart, J. A.
D. (1998). The indirect McCollough effect: An examination of an associative
account. Perception & Psychophysics, 60, 1188-1196.
Ridder, W. H. III, McCulloch, D., & Herbert, A. M. (1998). Stimulus
duration, neural adaptation, and sweep visual evoked potential acuity estimates.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 39, 2759-2768.
Herbert, A. M., & Humphrey, G. K. (1996). Bilateral symmetry detection:
Examining a "callosal" hypothesis. Perception, 25, 463-480.
Humphrey, G. K., Symons, L. A., Herbert, A. M., & Goodale, M. A.
(1996). A neurological dissociation between shape from shading and shape
from edges. Behavioural Brain Research, 76, 117-125.
Herbert, A. M., Humphrey, G. K., & Jolicoeur, P. (1994). The detection
of bilateral symmetry: Effects of surrounding frames. Canadian Journal of
Experimental Psychology, 48, 140-148.
Humphrey, G. K., Herbert, A. M., Symons, L. A., & Kara, S. (1994).
McCollough Effect to "form": A local phenomenon. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: General, 123, 86-90.
Humphrey, G. K., Skowbo, D., Symons, L. A., Herbert, A. M., & Grant,
C. (1994). Text-contingent color-aftereffects: A re-examination. Perception
and Psychophysics, 56, 405-413.
Herbert, A. M. (1993). Cochlear implants: What they are, how they
work, and what they tell us. Western Journal of Graduate Research, 4,
66-78.
Herbert, A. M., Pelz, J. B., Calderwood, L., Cook, M., Curtis, M., DeAngelis, C. & Garrison, B. (2006). Searching for symmetry: Eye movements during a difficult symmetry detection task. Presented at the Optical Society of America Fall Vision Meeting, October, 2006, Rochester, NY.
Louten, C. J., Pelz, J. B., Herbert, A. M., & Rosen, M. R. (2006). Eye-tracking studies in visual search and image-based cueing. Presented at International Congress of Imaging Science, Rochester, NY, May 2006.
Herbert, A. M., Pelz, J. B., Cutter, A. B., Smagner, J. L., Flickner, A. E., & Louten, C. J. (2005). Eye movements during symmetry detection. Presented at the annual meeting of the Object Perception, Attention and Memory Symposium at The Psychonomic Society Meeting, November 10, 2005, Toronto, ON.
Herbert, A. M., Purvis, K. B., & Cross, D. R. (2004). Facial expression recognition in a sample of neglected children [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 4(11), 55a, http://journalofvision.org/4/11/55/, doi:10.1167/4.11.55.
Beall, P. M. & Herbert, A. M. (2004). Central and lateral automatic processing of facial expressions examined using a modified Stroop task. Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Research on Emotions, June 2004, New York, NY.
Herbert, A. M., & Stupak, N. J. (2003). Detecting bilateral symmetry in patterns containing blank regions or noise - further study of the region of integration. Presented at the CVS 40th Anniversary Celelbration, University of Rochester, October, 2003, Rochester, NY.
Beall, P. M. & Herbert, A. M. (2002).Stroop-like interference between positive and negative facial expressions and words.Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, June, 2002, New Orleans, LA.
Herbert, A.M., Nodsle, R. & Williford, C. S. (2002). Detecting symmetry rotated in depth. Poster presented to the Vision Sciences Society meeting, May, 2002, Sarasota, FL.
Herbert, A. M., Beall, P. M., Terry, T. J., Purvis, K., Swan, M., & Cross, D. (2001) Recognizing Emotions: Responses of a Population of Postinstitutionalized Adopted Children. Presented at the 12th Annual meeting of the Association for Research in Memory, Attention, Decision-making, Intelligence, Language, Learning, and Organizational perception, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
Beall, P. M. & Herbert, A. M. (2001). A Stroop analogue task: Words versus facial expressions. Presented at the Vision Sciences Society Meeting, May, 2001, Sarasota, FL.
Herbert, A. M., Terry, T. J. & Beall, P. M. (2001). Practice effects in symmetry detection. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 2001, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 42(4), S615).
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Herbert, A. M. & Beall, P. M. (2000) Event-related potentials during
bilateral symmetry detection. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 2000, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL. (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science,
41(4), S219).
Henderson, R. M., McCulloch, D. L., Herbert, A. M., & Taylor, M.
(1999). Electrophysiological correlates of visual discrimination in children.
Presented at the meeting of the Children's Vision Research Society, June,
1999, London, UK.
Herbert, A. M. & Faubert, J. (1999). Effects of age, symmetry and
elongation on perceived orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 1999,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual
Science, 40(4), S359).
Overbury, O., Singh, J., Herbert, A. M., & Faubert, J. (1999).
Bilateral symmetry detection and aging. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May,
1999, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology &
Visual Science, 40(4), S411).
Gurnsey, R., Herbert, A. M., & Nguyen-Tri, D. (1998). Bilateral
symmetry is not detected in parallel. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, June,
1998, Ottawa, Ont.
Herbert, A. M. & Faubert, J. (1998). Detecting bilateral symmetry
in patterns containing blank regions. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 1998,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual
Science, 39(4), S169).
Faubert, J. & Herbert, A. M. (1998). A motion illusion in the visual
periphery. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 1998, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Published
in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 39(4), S1074).
Ridder, W. H. III, McCulloch, D., & Herbert, A. (1997) Neural adaptation
does not affect Sweep VEP acuity. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Academy of Optometry, December, 1997, San Antonio, Texas.
Gurnsey, R., Poirier, F. J. A. M., Herbert, A. M., & Kenemy, J.
(1997). Symmetry and cortical magnification. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May,
1997, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Published in Investigative Ophthalmology &
Visual Science, 38(4), S637).
Herbert, A. M., Faubert, J., & Humphrey, G. K. (1997). Bilateral
symmetry detection as a function of eccentricity. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology,
May, 1997, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual
Science, 38(4), S638).
Henderson, R. H., McCulloch, D. L., Herbert, A. M., Robinson, P. H.,
& Taylor, M. J. (1997). Visual evoked potentials in children with phenylketonuria.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in
Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 1997, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Investigative
Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 38(4), S995).
Ridder, W. H. III, McCulloch, D., & Herbert, A. M. (1997). The
effect of stimulus duration on sweep VEP acuity estimates. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology,
May, 1997, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual
Science, 38(4), S992).
Barrett, B. T., & Herbert, A. M. (1996). Symmetry detection in
amblyopia. Presented at BUCOVS II, Sept. 1996, Cardiff, Wales.
Herbert, A. M., & McCulloch, D. L. (1996) The prediction of grating
acuity using steady state and swept visual evoked potentials. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology,
April, 1996, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual
Science, 37(4), S1072).
McCulloch, D. L., Boyd, G. J., Day, R. E., Dutton, G. N., Bradnam,
M. S., Herbert, A. M., Mackie, R. T., Napier, A., Phillips, S., Saunders,
K. J., & Shepherd, A. J. (1996). Assessment of a visual skills questionnaire
for neurologically impaired children. Poster presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, April, 1996,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 37(4),
S704).
Herbert A., Tessier S., Pettigrew L., Gordon G., Wilson E., Faichney
A., & Brodie E. (1995) Effects of coronary artery bypass surgery on
attention and perceptual processing. Poster presented at the European Conference
on Visual Perception, August, 1995, Tübingen, Germany (Perception,
24, S51).
Herbert, A. M., Gordon, G. E., & McCulloch, D. L. (1995). Visual
event-related potentials (ERPs) and attention: Comparison of 'Active' and
'Passive' tasks. Presented at the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology
of Vision 33rd Symposium, June, 1995, Athens, Greece.
Gordon, G. E., Herbert, A. M., & McCulloch, D. L. (1995). Effect
of task on the visual P300. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, May, 1995, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 36(4),
S374).
Herbert, A. M. & Humphrey, G. K. (1995). Bilateral symmetry detection:
Vertical symmetry and the midline. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology
Society meeting, April, 1995, Cambridge University, UK.
Herbert, A. M., Symons, L. A., Kara, S., & Humphrey, G. K. (1993).
McCollough Effect to form: A local phenomenon. Conference presentation
at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and
Cognitive Science, July, 1993, Toronto, Ontario.
Symons, L. A., Humphrey, G. K., Herbert, A. M., Skowbo, D., & Grant,
C. (1993). The colour aftereffect contingent on text: Adaptation to local
orientation. Conference presentation at the annual meeting of the Canadian
Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, July, 1993, Toronto,
Ontario.
Herbert, A. M., & Humphrey, G. K. (1993). Bilateral symmetry detection:
Detectability as a function of axis orientation and eccentricity. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision
& Ophthalmology, May, 1993, Sarasota, FL. (Investigative Ophthalmology
& Visual Science, 34(4), S1083).
Symons, L. A., Humphrey, G. K., Herbert, A. M., & Goodale, M. A.
(1993, May). Region segregation in a visual form agnosic: Shading, colour,
& orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, Sarasota, FL. (Investigative
Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 34(4), S1084).
Herbert, A. M., Humphrey, G. K., & Gurnsey, R. (1992). Symmetry:
What's special about vertical? Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, June,
1992, Quebec City.
Herbert, A. M., & Humphrey, G. K. (1989). Effects of external structure
on bilateral symmetry detection. Poster presented at the ITRC Student Conference,
October, 1989, University of Waterloo.
Herbert, A. M., Humphrey, G. K., & Jolicoeur, P. (1989). Effects
of visual reference frames on bilateral symmetry detection. Poster presented
at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Meeting, May, 1989, Halifax.
(Canadian Psychology, 30, 408).
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