Şeyma completed her undergraduate education at Bilkent University, Department of Psychology, and during this process she analyzed visual perception behaviorally. During her Master’s education at METU Cognitive Science Department, she conducted her categorical color perception studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging method. During her doctorate education, she examined the relationship between cognitive and emotional processes by eye-tracking method. She also continues her studies at the Cortex Dynamics and Perception Laboratory at Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center.