Christopher Chabris | |
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 Christopher Chabris speaking in 2012 | |
| Born | November 19, 1966 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | The Invisible Gorilla |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, Experimental psychology, cognitive science, Cognitive Illusions |
Christopher F. Chabris (/ʃəˈbriː/) is an American research psychologist, currently Senior Investigator (Professor) at Geisinger Health System, visiting fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France, and associate professor of Psychology and co-director of the Neuroscience Program at Union College in Schenectady, New York (on leave 2016–2017). He is best known as the co-author (with Daniel Simons) of the popular science book The Invisible Gorilla, which presents the results of research into attention and other cognitive illusions.[1]