Dr Alice Milne

Lecturer in Neuroscience

Research Overview

Our brains are experts at extracting predictable information from every aspect of our environment, allowing us to navigate the world efficiently and effectively. I am interested in studying and understanding how these mechanisms work in the brain, how they relate to everyday life, and how they may be affected as we age—both in healthy aging and in age-related diseases such as dementia. I explore questions such as: How does predictable information help us process incoming sounds efficiently, separate different sound sources, and determine what we pay attention to? To investigate these questions, I use electroencephalography (EEG), pupillometry (changes in pupil size that correspond to cognitive processes), and behavioral experiments.

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