Oliver Braddick

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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 the University of Cambridge. Between 1968-69 he was a post-doctorial 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. 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 present.

Braddick specialises in infant vision, particularly visual and visuomotor development in infants and children. His current research is on the perceptual development of infants with hyperopia and is highly accreditied^[3].

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Francois Vital-Durand, Janette Atkinson, Oliver Braddick. Infant Vision. Oxford University Press (1996)^[4].

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