Oliver Braddick

Oliver John Braddick (born 16 November 1944) is a British developmental psychologist who is involved in research on infant visual perception.

Braddick is professor of Experimental Psychology and head of department at Oxford University.^[1] He attained a BA (1965) and PhD (1968) in Experimental Psychology at Trinity College, Cambridge. Between 1968-69 he was a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Lorrin Riggs, Brown University, USA. In 1969 he returned to Cambridge as a University Demonstrator, proceeding to become a lecturer and then reader. By 1976, Braddick was an active member of the Cambridge Visual Development Unit, along with Janette Atkinson, his wife. The unit carried out pioneering research on the development of visual cortical function in infancy and in early visual screening. He also progressed understanding in binocular processes of both infants and adults.^[2] In 1993 Braddick moved to University College London, together with Janette Atkinson, as professors of Psychology. He proceeded to become head of the Psychology department in 1998. He was elected fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and that same year appointed Head Professor of Psychology at the University of Oxford and fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford - positions which he has held until the present.

Braddick specialises in infant vision,^[3] particularly visual and visuomotor development of the dorsal and ventral streams^[4] in infants and children. His current research is on the perceptual development of infants with hyperopia.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ Prof Oliver Braddick
2. ^ Atkinson J, Braddick O, 1976, "Stereoscopic discrimination in infants" Perception 5(1) 29 – 38
3. ^ Francois Vital-Durand, Janette Atkinson, Oliver Braddick. (1996). Infant Vision.. Oxford University Press. 
4. ^ Janette Atkinson, Oliver Braddick. (2011). From genes to brain development to phenotypic behavior: "dorsal-stream vulnerability" in relation to spatial cognition, attention, and planning of actions in Williams syndrome (WS) and other developmental disorders.. Elsevier.. 
5. ^ ATKINSON, JANETTE PhD; BRADDICK, OLIVER PhD; NARDINI, MARKO PhD; ANKER, SHIRLEY BA (2007). "Infant Hyperopia: Detection, Distribution, Changes and Correlates-Outcomes From the Cambridge Infant Screening Programs". Optometry and Vision Science 84 (2): 84–96. doi:10.1097/OPX.0b013e318031b69a. PMID 17299337. http://www.optvissci.com/pt/re/ovs/abstract.00006324-200702000-00006.htm;jsessionid=L6LCLH3zm4cTvh4GJKxZSxcBG80L24cLw14ym1lzQGg46wRcQQsC!-1539859368!181195628!8091!-1. 
6. ^ http://www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/vdu/publications.html

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Name	Braddick, Oliver
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Date of birth	16 November 1944
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