Michael Neelon

Assistant Professor

Dept of Psychology

206F Carmichael Hall CPO #1630

UNC - Asheville

Asheville, NC 28804

(828) 250-2359

mneelon@unca.edu

I received my PhD in experimental psychology in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin, where I studied the perception of auditory motion.  I then spent a few years as a post-doc in the Department of Neurosurgery at Madison researching the effects of attention on auditory cortical responses using intracranial recordings (ECoG).  Since arriving at UNCA, my teaching has focused on the relationship between brain and behavior.

Courses Taught

Psyc 101 – General Psychology:  Brain & Behavior

Psyc 179 – LSIC:  Neuropsychology & Savantism

Psyc 202 – Research Methods II (Statistical Methods for Psychology)

Psyc 216 – Fundamentals of Neuroscience (formerly Psyc 215 Mind & Brain)

Psyc 321 – Advanced Neuroscience (formerly Psyc 320 Biopsychology)

Psyc 322 – Sensation & Perception (formerly Psyc 325 Perception)

Psyc 327 – Cognitive Psychology

Psyc 412 – Senior Seminar in Psychology:  Behavioral- and Neuroeconomics

Hon 179 & 373 – Neuropsychology & Savantism

All course information is available on the respective course Moodle pages at learnonline.unca.edu

Research

My research has explored the perception of auditory motion; audio-visual integration; and the effect of attention on these processes and on responses in temporal cortex.  Publications

Interested in gaining research experience in experimental psychology?  See my Student Research page

My greatest work