Vision to Memory | I am interested in the complex interplay between perceptual, attentional, and memory-related processes, particularly in the domain of vision.
Computation to Cognition | More broadly I am also interested in the intersection of cognition, computation and biology.
PhD Researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Complex Cognitive Processing Lab (PI: Dr Karla Evans), University of York (September 2024 to present)
Research Assistant, Complex Cognitive Processing Lab (PI: Dr Karla Evans), University of York (May 2020 to June 2024)
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Teaching, Marking, Demonstrating), Departments of Psychology and Biology, University of York (November 2024 to present)
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, University of York (September 2024 to present)
MSci Natural Sciences specialising in Neuroscience, University of York (September 2020 to June 2024)
Solis, O., Evans, K.K. (2025). Scene Gist is Shaped by Cueing but Not Visual Field Biases. Manuscript under revision at Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.
Solis, O., Shaw-McGrath, T., Wade, A. R., & Hahn, I. (2025). Steady-State Visually Evoked Potentials as Readouts for Abnormal GSK3β Activity in Drosophila. Preprint on bioRxiv.
Solis, O., Kyle-Davidson, C., Wade, A. R., & Evans, K.K., "Complex by Design, Memorable by Nature? Complexity and memorability signals in scene-selective cortex". Poster presented at Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Newcastle, UK (March 2026)
Solis, O., Kyle-Davidson, C., Wade, A. R., & Evans, K.K., "Neural Correlates of Visual Complexity and Image Memorability". Online oral presentation with Different Minds Collaborative, Online (September 2025)
Solis, O., Kyle-Davidson, C., Wade, A. R., & Evans, K.K., "Neural Correlates of Visual Complexity and Image Memorability". Poster presented at Systems Vision Science Summer School & Symposium 2025, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany (August 2025)
Solis, O., Kyle-Davidson, C., Wade, A. R., & Evans, K.K., "Neural Correlates of Visual Complexity and Image Memorability". Poster presented at Psychology Postgraduate Research Conference 2025, York St. John University (June 2025)
Solis, O., Wade, A. & Hahn, I., "Abnormal GSK3β activity affects Drosophila vision”. Poster presented at Optica Fall Vision Meeting 2024, University of York (October 2024)
Solis, O., Wade, A. & Hahn, I., "Abnormal GSK3β activity affects Drosophila vision”. Poster presented at NeuroBioUK 2024, University of York (September 2024)
Solis, O., Wade, A. & Hahn, I., "Abnormal GSK3β activity affects Drosophila vision”. Poster presented at Neuroscience North East ECR Conference 2024, Durham University (June 2024)
Solis, O., Wade, A. & Hahn, I., “Characterising visual responses associated with GSK3β activity in Drosophila”. Oral presentation at the Society for Natural Sciences Student Conference 2024, University of East Anglia (April 2024)
Kyle-Davidson, C., Solis, O., Tan, R., Robinson, S. & Evans, K.K., “Complexity & Memorability Have a Nonlinear Relationship”. Poster presented by C.K.D. at Vision Sciences Society Conference 2023, Florida (May 2023)
Solis, O. & Evans, K.K., "Testing Three Asymmetries in Scene Gist Perception". Online oral presentation at the Different Minds Collaborative Virtual Spring Trainee Conference 2022, Online (April 2022)
Departmental Scholarship, Department of Psychology, University of York (September 2024 to September 2027)
Highest MSci Interdisciplinary Project Mark, School of Natural Sciences, University of York (August 2024)
Highest MSci Award Mark, School of Natural Sciences, University of York (August 2024)
Head of School Award, School of Natural Sciences, University of York (August 2024)
Laidlaw Scholarship, University of York (June 2022 to December 2023)
Co-President, Building Relationships Across Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (BRAIN) (March 2025 to present)
Systems Vision Science Summer School & Symposium 2025, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany (August 2025)
Student Representative for School of Natural Sciences, York University Student Union (YUSU) (September 2021 to June 2023)
ISRC-CN3 Autumn School, Ulster University (October 2022)
Step-Into-Tech, University of York (August 2022 to September 2022)
Languages For All (Spanish, Levels 2 & 3), University of York, (September 2020 to July 2022)