Fast perception of binocular disparity
Thursday, February 9th, 2017 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Is depth perception from binocular disparities—stereopsis—slow or fast? Rapidly changing disparities are perceptually difficult to track, which suggests that stereopsis...
Recovering stereo vision
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Stereopsis is the impression of three-dimensionality—of objects “popping out in depth”—that most humans get when they view real-world objects with...
Decisions, accumulators, and neurons: How secure a bridge?
Thursday, January 26th, 2017 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: The conjecture identifying spiking activity of certain neurons with a stochastic accumulator decision process has inspired a vigorous and...
Natural Image Statistics and Human Vision
Friday, December 23rd, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: The retinal images that people experience depend on the visual scene and where within the scene they look. It...
Effects of acetylcholine on visual cortex, attention, and learning
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) has been extensively studied at the level of synapses and neural circuits, but comparatively little...
Postponed: Applied Haptics: Audio/Tactile Technologies for Improving Access to Maps and Models
Thursday, October 6th, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Since 1998, Touch Graphics, Inc. has created educational products and exhibits that combine tactile graphics and models with touch-activated...
Sublexical Structure in Braille: What we can Learn from Language and Cognition
Thursday, December 8th, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Previous research has overwhelmingly demonstrated that fluent print reading relies heavily on the unconscious visual recognition of units larger...
Cortical networks processing motion and depth in the primate brain: A neuroimaging approach
Thursday, November 17th, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Over the last decades, motion and depth processing have been extensively studied in the nonhuman primate brain from electrophysiological...
Search for the Holy Braille
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: In 1987, Alan Kay pointed out that the development of interfaces to computers is going backwards. Whereas children begin...
Visual Function in Acquired Brain Injury
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Proper eye movement control and maintenance of clear single vision are essential for the diverse visual demands of daily...
The neural dynamics of letter perception in blind and sighted readers
Thursday, May 26th, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Functional changes in visual cortex as a consequence of blindness are a major model for studying crossmodal neuroplasticity. A...
Vision, imaging and standardization
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: When the introduction of computer technology led to unexpected visual and skeletomuscular complaints, users became aware of limits in...