Bev Butler
Assistant Professor
Email: beverly.butler@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
8th Floor, AJLB
5909 Veterans Memorial Lane
Halifax, NS B3H 2E2
Research Topics:5909 Veterans Memorial Lane
Halifax, NS B3H 2E2
- Cognitive impairment
- Clinical research
- Attention
- Neuropsychology
- Assessment tools
Education
BSc Acadia University
BSc Dalhousie University
PhD Dalhousie University
PDF Dalhousie University
Research interests
Dr. Butler’s research interests include the assessment and rehabilitation of cognition after acquired brain injuries and neurological/psychiatric conditions.
Selected publications
- Butler, B.C. & Eskes, G.A. (2013) Effects of right hemisphere stroke and limb movements on re-orienting of attention. Experimental Brain Research DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3722-y
- Butler, B.C. & Klein, R. (2009) Inattentional blindness for ignored words: Comparison of explicit and implicit memory. Consciousness and Cognition, 18(3): 811-819.
- Butler, B.C., Lawrence, M., Eskes, G.A. & Klein, R. (2009) Visual search patterns in neglect: Comparison of peripersonal and extrapersonal space. Neuropsychologia, 47(3): 869-878.
- Eskes, G.A and Butler, B. (2006) Using limb movements to improve spatial neglect: The role of functional electrical stimulation. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 24(4-6): 385-398.
- Butler, B.C. & Eskes, G.A. (2004) Gradients of detection in neglect: Comparison of peripersonal and extrapersonal space. Neuropsychologia, 42(3): 346-358.