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Dr. Pascale Michelon



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Dr. Michelon received her Ph.D. in Cognitive Sciences
in 1999 (Lyon, France).




As a Research Scientist at Washington University
in the Psychology Dept., she has worked with both
young and older adults
to understand how  the brain
makes use of information
and memorizes facts.


Dr. Michelon is now an Adjunct Faculty at Washington
University in Saint Louis in the
Psychology Department



Dr. Michelon is an Expert Contributor for Sharp Brains whose mission is to provide individuals, companies and institutions
with the best science-based information and guidance for Brain Health and Fitness.






                                                            





Dr. Michelon received several academic
fellowships and awards.


From 2004 to 2006, she was the recipient of a Washington University Center for Aging award for her work on spatial reasoning and aging.















At the Washington University Center for Aging award ceremony (2004). Dr. Michelon is second from the right.



Dr. Michelon is the author of several scientific talks, journal articles and
book chapters.



Selected publications

•    Michelon, P., & Zacks, J. M. (2006). Two kinds of  visual perspective taking. Perception
& Psychophysics, 68
, 327-337. PDF

•    Michelon, P., Vettel, J., & Zacks, J. M. (2006). Lateral somatotopic organization during imagined   and prepared movements.
Journal
of Neurophysiology, 95
,  811-822.  PDF

•    Michelon, P., & Biederman, I. (2003). Less impairment in face imagery than face perception in early prosopagnosia. Neuropsychologia, 41, 421-441.  PDF

•    Michelon, P. , & Zacks, J. M. (2003).  What is primed in priming from imagery? Psychological Research, 67, 71-79.  PDF

•    Michelon, P., Snyder, A. Z., Buckner, L. R., & Zacks, J. M. (2003). Neural correlates of incongruity: an fMRI study. NeuroImage, 19, 1612-1626.  PDF










Giving a talk at a scientific conference
on brain and cognition (2002).








Her study of the brain
has led Dr. Michelon to use different techniques ranging from behavioral experiments to the use of brain imaging techniques such as fMRI.



 

An fMRI scanner                   Figure from Michelon et al.
                                            (2003)