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Dr Simon Grant
Senior Lecturer
Academic and professional qualifications / memberships
| 1982 | PhD Binocular Visual Development, London University |
| 1977 | BSc Human Biology, Surrey University |
Brief outline of career history
| 2000- | Lecturer & Senior Lecturer, City University |
| 1998-2000 | Lecturer, Imperial College School of Medicine |
| 1991-1998 | Lecturer, Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School |
| 1987-1990 | Research Scientist, National Institute for Medical Research |
Administrative responsibilities
- Module co-ordinator: Visual Neuroscience & Binocular Vision
- Lecturer: Human Biology, Neural & Visual Biology, Visual Perception
- Joint module co-ordinator: MSc Binocular Vision
Professional activities outside the University
- Member British Neuroscience Association
- Member Federal European Neuroscience Society
- Member Society for Neuroscience USA
- Visiting Lecturer, Basic Sciences for Ophthalmologists, Institute of Ophthalmology
Research interests
- Binocular Vision & the Control of Reaching & Grasping Movements
- Eye-Hand Coordination Deficits in Amblyopia & Stereo Vision Loss
- Neural Mechanisms underlying Perception versus Action
- Albinism: Visual Development & Consequences
Selected publications
- Grant S, Melmoth DR, Morgan MJ and Finlay AL (2007). Prehension deficits in amblyopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 48, 1139-1148.
- Melmoth DR, Storoni M, Todd G, Finlay AL and Grant S (2007). Dissociation between vergence and binocular disparity cues in the control of prehension. Experimental Brain Research 183, 283-298.
- Melmoth DR, Grant S (2006). Advantages of binocular vision for the control of reaching and grasping. Experimental Brain Research 171, 371-388.
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