Society for Neuroscience 2005

Contact

• Email: Marina_Dobreva@urmc.rochester.edu
• Advisors: Gary D. Paige, PhD, MD; William E. O'Neill, PhD
• Departments: Neurobiology & Anatomy (NBA)
• Lab: The Spatial Orientation Laboratories

Research Interests

My research investigates the influence of aging and memory on auditory and visual human spatial localization. I am also interested in other factors affecting human sound localization, including stimulus bandwidth and intensity as well as cross-modal interactions.

Selected Abstracts

• Dobreva M., O'Neill W., Paige G. Influence of Auditory and Visual Distraction on Spatial Localization (#890). Association for Research in Otolaryngology 31^st Mid-Winter Meeting, February 2008.
• Dobreva M., O'Neill W., Paige G. Effect of Memory and Aging on Auditory and Visual Spatial Localization (#283.2). Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 2005.
• Dobreva M., Black A., O'Neill W., Paige G. Spatial Memory in Sound Localization (#651.9). Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, October 2004.
• Dobreva M., Paige G., O'Neill W. Localization of Band-Limited Noise Related to Specific Spatial Cues (#183.6). Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, November 2003.
• Dobreva M., Paige G., O'Neill W. Localization of Band-Limited Noise Related to Known Auditory Spatial Cues (#364). Association for Research in Otolaryngology 26^th Mid-Winter Meeting, February 2003.

Education

• PhD student, Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Rochester - Current
• MS Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Rochester - 2003-2006
• BA Honors Psychology, State University of New York at Geneseo - 2000-2003
• AS Honors General Arts & Sciences, Monroe Community College - 1998-2000

Personal Motto

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.