Paul Azzopardi
MA PhD
Departmental Lecturer in Perception and Psychophysics
- Dean and Tutor in Psychology, Worcester College, Oxford.
- University Research Lecturer
- Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Teaching Excellence Award in Medical Sciences
RESEARCH SUMMARY
My field of research is the neural basis of visual perception and conscious awareness, and my interests include cortical magnificaton and M-scaling of visual thresholds, parallel processing, visual motion perception, face perception, visual illusions, perceptual distortions in psychosis, disorders of perception and conscious awareness and arising from brain damage in patients with blindsight and visual neglect, and models of perceptual decisions and metacognition. I also conduct research into safety and wellbeing in online, multi-player, gaming environments.
Recent publications
Visual motion thresholds mapped to midget and parasol ganglion cell topography in the human retina
Journal article
Hibble A. et al, (2025), Scientific Reports, 15
Thresholds, noise, and response bias: Insights from Blindsight
Audio/visual media
AZZOPARDI P., (2025)
Unconscious and conscious confidence in perceptual and intentional states
Journal article
Broeker M. and Azzopardi P., (2023), Cognitive Psychology Bulletin, 2025, 58 - 60
Phase and Position Cues in Motion
Conference paper
Hibble A. et al, (2019), PERCEPTION, 48, 196 - 196
Thresholds for detection and awareness of masked facial stimuli
Journal article
Heeks F. and Azzopardi P., (2015), Consciousness and Cognition, 32, 68 - 78