Larochelle Serge
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Montreal
Canada
Biography
Larochelle Serge is an Full Professor Director Contact : T elephone 514-343-6503 Pav. PAVILION MARIE-VICTORIN \ bur. D-405 at University of Montreal, Department of Psychology, Canada.
Research Interest
In terms of research, Dr. Larochelle is interested in the categorization processes that are active in perception and underlie our conceptualization of the surrounding world. The approach adopted in this research has an experimental dimension that aims to infer the nature of categorization processes and resulting representations, as well as a computational dimension that aims to simulate its properties. Thus, some works in progress (with D. Cousineau and C. Lefebvre) deal with the automatic detection of various categories of objects in the visual field and propose a model of visual attention. Other works (with G. Lacroix) examine the memory traces left by the copies encountered as well as the relative importance of these traces in the categorization of objects (as opposed to the role played by categorization rules, for example). Previous work (with H. Pineau and S. Richard and I. Soulières) contributed a detailed analysis of the time taken to verify membership in natural categories (eg, trees, birds) and nominal categories (ex. ., numbers), in order to better specify these various types of mental representations. Finally, other older works (with D. Saumier and with M. Izaute and J. Morency) focused on knowledge and meta-knowledge of the meaning of words. Soulières) contributed a detailed analysis of the time taken to verify membership in natural categories (eg, trees, birds) and nominal categories (eg, numbers), in order to better specify these various types of representations. mental. Finally, other older works (with D. Saumier and with M. Izaute and J. Morency) focused on knowledge and meta-knowledge of the meaning of words. Soulières) contributed a detailed analysis of the time taken to verify membership in natural categories (eg, trees, birds) and nominal categories (eg, numbers), in order to better specify these various types of representations. mental. Finally, other older works (with D. Saumier and with M. Izaute and J. Morency) focused on knowledge and meta-knowledge of the meaning of words.
