Irina Baetu
Senior Lecturer
Psychology
University of Adelaide
Australia
Biography
Dr. IRINA BAETU, 2009 Ph.D., Department of Psychology, McGill University, Advisor: Dr. A.G. Baker 2001 B. Science, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Major in Psychology, Minor Concentration in German Studies Dr. IRINA BAETU, 2009 Ph.D., Department of Psychology, McGill University, Advisor: Dr. A.G. Baker 2001 B. Science, Department of Psychology, McGill University, Major in Psychology, Minor Concentration in German Studies
Research Interest
I am interested in discovering plausible mechanisms by which the brain can infer and represent the relationship between causes and effects. To do so, I use computational models that are inspired by some characteristics of the nervous system to simulate existing data on learning phenomena and generate novel, testable, predictions. I use behavioural and psychophysiological measures to study how people detect statistical regularities in their environment and how this influences the way they allocate their attention. I am also interested in studying brain disorders that involve learning and attention abnormalities.
