A Short Biography:

Amber's research explores the neural basis of human sensory perception, particularly how people "hear" their worlds. Her work reflects the breadth of that interest, from the basic organizing principles of auditory cortex to the complexity of auditory memory formation and retrieval. Amber uses neuroimaging techniques to focus on those themes: How the intricate spectrotemporal building-blocks of sound are processed in auditory cortex, how the sounds of speech and music are bound together across time, and how expertise, medical conditions, and other experiences can influence perception.