Joel S. Snyder

Professor of Psychology
Director, Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Expertise: Cognition, Perception, Auditory Processing, Cognitive Neuroscience

Biography

Joel Snyder is an expert in auditory, music, and visual perception and cognition. His research examines how listeners perceive objects and changes in complex environments, such as a crowded room or a forest filled with animals. 

His work has been published in numerous academic publications including, Psychological Research, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Developmental Psychology, and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Snyder also directs the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at UNLV.

Education

  • Ph.D., Psychology, Cornell University
  • B.A., Psychology, University of California San Diego

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Houston Chronicle
Nearly 80 years after the first casino blinked to life along the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard now known as the Strip, the re-illumination of Las Vegas is nearly complete.
Texarkana Gazette
Nearly 80 years after the first casino blinked to life along the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard now known as the Strip, the re-illumination of Las Vegas is nearly complete. Call it the end of the neon era or the beginning of the LED epoch.
Los Angeles Times
Nearly 80 years after the first casino blinked to life along the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard now known as the Strip, the re-illumination of Las Vegas is nearly complete.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Four days, 11 venues, more than 180,000 attendees.

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Campus News | February 18, 2020

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