Steven A. Hillyard | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) California, USA |
| Known for | Electrophysiology of selective attention |
| Awards | Distinguished Contributions to Psychophysiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Galambos |
Steven Hillyard (born in California in 1942 [1] ) is a distinguished professor of neuroscientists at the University of California, San Diego where he researches the neural mechanisms of attention, perception, and cognition. He was elected in 2013 to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.. [2]
Hillyard received a B.S. in 1942 in Biology at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) before receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University in 1968 under mentorship from Robert Galambos. [1]
Hillyard's research began by investigating the contingent negative variation and hemispheric specialization in the brain before expanding to the electrophysiology of selective attention in both visual and auditory domains. In 1980, Hillyard discovered, along with Marta Kutas, the N400 event related potential component. [3] Hillyard has over 280 publications which have received over 79,000 citations. [4]