Lawrence E. Marks, Ph.D.
Fellow, John Pierce Laboratory
Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Professor Marks develops quantitative, psychophysical models to account for sensory and perceptual responses to environmental stimuli. His current research is directed in particular at elucidating the mechanisms by which perceptual and cognitive systems combine information from multiple sensory modalities. Of special interest are the mechanisms of multisensory integration and interaction involved in the perception of flavors. The flavors of foods and beverages come partly from molecules that stimulate gustatory (taste) receptors on the tongue, but importantly from molecules that stimulate olfactory receptors in the nose. The perception of flavor is critical in controlling the intake of food. And the intake of food, in turn, is critical to the energy balance of the body, a topic central to the mission of the John B. Pierce Laboratory.
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1965
Awards and Honors
Society of Experimental Psychologists, 2004
Philosophiae doctorem honoris causa, Stockholm University, 1994
Jacob Javits Award/ Claude Pepper Award, National Institutes of Health, 1987-1994
Hunter College Hall of Fame, 1985
Professional Services
Board of Directors, American Synesthesia Association
Current Research Projects
Mechanisms of Taste and Flavor Perception; Interactions among Vision, Hearing, Touch, and Temperature; Contextual Effects in Perception
Yale Affiliations
Secondary appointment, Professor of Psychology
Selected Publications
Arieh, Y. and Marks, L.E. Cross-Modal Interaction between Vision and Hearing: A Speed-Accuracy Analysis. Perception & Psychophysics 70: 412-421, 2008.
Marks, L.E., Elgart, B.Z., Burger, K. and Chakwin, E.M. Human Flavor Perception: Application of Information Integration Theory. Teorie & Modelli 12: 121-132, 2007.
Marks, L.E. and Arieh, Y. Differential Effects of Stimulus Context in Sensory Processing. European Review of Applied Psychology 56: 213-221, 2006.
Marks, L.E., & Odgaard, E.C. Developmental Constraints on Theories of Synesthesia. In: Synesthesia: Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience, Robertson, L.C. and Sagiv, N. (eds.), New York, Oxford University Press, 214-236, 2005,
Marks, L.E. Synästhesie und Musikwahrnehmung [Synesthesia and Music Perception]. In: Enzyklopädie der Psychologie. Themenbereich D. Praxisgebiete. Serie VII. Musikpsychologie. Band 1. Allgemeine Musikpsychologie, Stoffer, T.H. and R. Oerter, R. (eds.), Göttingen, Hogrefe, 252-266, 2005.
Marks, L.E. Cross-modal Interactions in Speeded Classification. In: Handbook of Multisensory Processes, Calvert, G., Spence, C. and Stein, B.E. (eds.). Cambridge, MA, MIT Press, 85-106, 2004.
Odgaard, E.C., Arieh, Y. and Marks, L.E. Brighter noise: Sensory Enhancement of Perceived Loudness by Concurrent Visual Stimulation. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 4, 127-132, 2004.
Marks, L.E., Ben-Artzi, E., and Lakatos, S. Cross-modal Interactions in Auditory and Visual Discrimination. International Journal of Psychophysiology 50: 125-145, 2003.
Arieh, Y., and Marks, L.E. Recalibrating the Auditory System: A Speed-accuracy Analysis of Intensity Perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 29: 523-536, 2003.
Odgaard, E., Arieh, Y. and Marks, L.E. Cross-modal Enhancement of Perceived Brightness: Sensory Interaction versus Response Bias. Perception & Psychophysics 65: 123-132, 2003.
For a further list of Dr. Marks’ publications, please see PubMed.
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