We are a computational cognitive neuroscience lab headed by Dr William Ngiam, studying how we select and represent information in the mind and in the brain.
The Perception, Attention, Learning and Memory Lab is part of the School of Psychology at Adelaide University.
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Read about the current research projects going on in the PALM Lab:
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Check out our recent research publications, along with the associated preprint, data and code here:
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Learn more about the members of the PALM Lab!
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January 2026: The PALM Lab is now part of Adelaide University, following the merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia.
November 2025: Yasmin and Brigitte received First Class Honours! Congratulations!
March 2025: The PALM Lab welcomes its inaugural Honours students, Yasmin and Brigitte!
November 2024: Asha Doughty-Garside joins as a summer research scholar! She will learn to code an experiment in jsPsych, testing how learning influences recall.
September 2024: Oliver Lack becomes the first student member of the PALM Lab! His project will examine human perceptions of machine consciousness.
June 2024: William becomes a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and starts the PALM Lab!
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The members of the PALM Lab wish to acknowledge the Kaurna people, the original custodians of the Adelaide Plains on which we currently reside and conduct our work. We hope to generate knowledge with a continued respect and gratitude for their past and ongoing connection with the land.
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The PALM Lab's logo was inspired by Tailor Brands's Logo Maker and uses vector images of palm trees by brgfx on Freepik.