Olivia Carter
Curriculum Vitae
Vision Sciences Lab, Psychology Dept
Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ph: + 1 617 495 3844 (ext 3)
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Education
1996-99 B. A. Psychology & Anthropology. University of Melbourne, Australia.
1996-99 B.Sc. Neuroscience. University of Melbourne, Australia.
2001 B.Sc. (Hons) Physiology & Pharmacology University of Queensland, Australia.
2002-05 PhD. Neuroscience, University of Queensland, Australia. - Prof Jack Pettigrew
Academic Positions
2005-06 Teaching Fellow - Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, USA
2006-08 Postdoctoral Fellow - Vision Sciences Laboratory, Dept of Psychology,
Harvard University, USA. - Prof Ken Nakayama
2008- Research Fellow - Molecular Psychopharmacology Lab, Mental Health
Research Institute, Australia - A/Prof Suresh Sundram
Affiliate & Miscellaneous Positions
2000 (Apr-Sept) Visiting Student - Dept of Psychology, University of California,
SanDiego. USA. - Prof. V. S. Ramachandran
2003-04 Visiting Scientist - University Psychiatric Hospital Zurich,
Switzerland. - Dr Franz Vollenweider
2006-08 CJ Martin Overseas Fellow - Brain Research Institute, Melbourne
Australia. - Prof Graeme Jackson
2006- Affiliated Research Fellow - Martinos Center, Dept of Radiology, MGH/Harvard,
USA. - Dr Seppo Ahlfors
2006- Secretary - Association of the Scientific Study of Consciousness
Awards & Fellowships
2002 Australian Postgraduate Award (3.5 year postgraduate fellowship 2002-2005).
2003 Graduate School Research Travel Award, University of Queensland
(awarded for overseas collaborative research - Switzerland).
2003 Heffter Research Institute Fellowship (covering research costs in Switzerland).
2005 CJ Martin Overseas Training Fellowship (4 year postdoctoral fellowship
2006-2010 awarded by NHMRC).
2005 Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching
2006 Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis (UQ)
Publications
Carter, O. & Pettigrew, J. (2003) A Common Oscillator for Perceptual Rivalries?Perception 32 (3): 295305
Carter, O., Campbell, T. G., Liu, G. B. & Wallis, G. M. (2004) Contradictory influence of context on predominance during binocular rivalry.Clin Exp Optom 87 (3): 153-162
Carter, O., Pettigrew, J. D., Burr, D. C., Alais, D., Hasler, F. & Vollenweider, F. X. (2004) Psilocybin impairs high-level but not low-level motion perception.Neuroreport 15 (12): 1947-51
Carter, O., Pettigrew, J. D., Hasler, F. & Wallis, G. M., Liu, G. B., Hell, D., & Vollenweider, F. X. (2005) Modulating the rate and rhythmicity of perceptual rivalry alternations with the mixed 5-HT2A and 5HT1A agonist psilocybin. Neuropsychopharmacology 30: 1154-62
Carter, O., Presti, D., Callistemon, C., Liu, G. B., Ungerer, Y. & Pettigrew, J. D.(2005) Meditation Alters Perceptual Rivalry in Tibetan Buddhist Monks. Current Biology 15(11): R412-3.
Carter, O., Burr, D. C., Pettigrew, J. D., Wallis, G. M., Hasler, F. & Vollenweider, F. X.(2005) Using psilocybin to investigate the relationship between attention, working memory and the Serotonin1A/2A receptors. J Cog Neuroscience 17(10): 1497-150.
Wittmann, M., Carter, O., Grimberg, U., Hasler, F., Cahn, R., Hell, D., Flohr, H. & Vollenweider, F. X. (2007) Effects of psilocybin on time perception and temporal control of behaviour in humans. JPsychopharmacology 21(1): 50-64
Carter, O. & Cavanagh, P. (2007) Onset rivalry: Brief presentation isolates an early independent phase of perceptual competition PLoS ONE 2(4): e343
Carter, O., Hasler, F., Pettigrew, J.D., Wallis, G., Liu, G. B. & Vollenweider, F. X. (2007) Psilocybin links binocular rivalry switch rate to attention and subjective arousal levels in humans. Psychopharmacology. 195: 415-424
Einhäuser, W., Stout, J., Koch, C. & Carter, O. (2008) Pupil dilation reflects perceptual selection and predicts subsequent stability in perceptual rivalry. Proc Natl Acad Sci 105(5): 1704-1709
Snyder, J., Carter, O., Lee, S.K., Hannon, E. & Alain. C. (In Press) Effects of Context on Auditory Stream Segregation. J Exp Psychol: Hum Percept Perform.
Snyder, J., Carter, O., Hannon, E. & Alain. C. (In Press) Multiple levels of representation in auditory stream segregation: Evidence from context effects. J Exp Psychol: Hum Percept Perform.
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Naber, M., Carter, O. & Verstraten, F. (submitted) Suppression wave dynamics reveal visual field anisotropies and sensitivity to inducer strength.
Carter, O., Konkle, T., Wang, Q., Hayward, V. & Moore, C. (submitted) Tactile apparent motion induces perceptual rivalry.
Book Chapters:
Pettigrew, J. & Carter, O. (2002) Vision as motivation: interhemispheric oscillation alters perception. AdvExp Med Biol 508: 461-9
Pettigrew, J. & Carter, O. (2005) Perceptual Rivalry as an Ultradian Oscillation. In: Binocular rivalry. (Eds.) Alais, D Blake, R. MIT Press,Cambridge,MA
Memberships:
2005 - 08 Vision Science Society
2005 - 08 Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness.
2003, 05, 07 Society for Neurosciences
2002-04, 08 Australian Society for Neuroscience
Teaching/Lecturing Experience
2001-03 Teaching Assistant - Sensory Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University
of Queensland, Australia
2001-03 Teaching Assistant - Circulatory Systems, School of Biomedical Sciences, University
of Queensland, Australia
2001-03 Teaching Assistant - Exercise Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University
of Queensland, Australia
2004 Guest Lecturer - Drugs and Religion, School of History, Philosophy, Religion
Classics, University of University of Queensland, Australia
2005 Teaching Fellow - Stimulant Drugs: Neurobiology to Ethics, Psychology
Department, Harvard University, - Provost Steven Hyman
2005 Teaching Fellow - Evolution of Human Nature, Faculty of Arts & Sciences,
Harvard University - Prof Marc Hauser & Prof Richard Wrangham
2006 Teaching Fellow - Brain, Drugs, and Society: Psychology Department,
Harvard University, - Provost Steven Hyman