Saliency, Selective Tuning, and Eye Movements: How do these come together?
Thursday, October 29th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – Most who have spent any time working on visual attention intuitively know that saliency, selection, and eye movements are...
Zoom Colloquium: Scaffolding depth cues and perceptual learning in VR to train stereovision: A pilot study
Thursday, May 7th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – Stereopsis plays an important role in everyday visuomotor tasks. However, abnormal visual experience during development may result in...
SK-Zoom Colloquium Multisensory temporal processing in the early deaf
Thursday, April 30th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – The precise temporal relationship between multisensory events is crucial for reliably understanding and navigating our surroundings. Although the properties...
Perceptual Science for Augmented Reality
Thursday, October 1st, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – Recent years have seen impressive advances in near-eye display systems. These systems are the basis of most virtual and...
SK’s 1st Zoom Colloquium “Surreal Artist as Visual Neuroscientist: Perceptuo-Cognitive Analysis of Selected Works of René Magritte”
Thursday, April 16th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – Magritte, the famous Belgian Surrealist, played masterfully with aspects of visual perception that we in the field of Sensory-Perceptual neuroscience...
Perception of location computed outside the visual cortex
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – Recent results indicate that an object’s visual location is constructed at a high level where, critically, an object’s motion...
Part I. Title: Characterization of natural eye and head movements driving retinal flow. Part II. Underwater virtual reality system for neutral buoyancy training: development and evaluation
Thursday, February 27th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
There will be two parts (half-hour each) to this colloquium. Abstract – Part I. Characterization of natural eye and head...
Special Colloquium- The visual system and the natural environment: perceptual, behavioral and computational advances
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: – As humans investigate the visual environment, they make two to three fixations a second. At each fixation, each...
Providing Real-time Access to Graphics for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Abstract – A significant problem for individuals who are blind or visually impaired (BVIs) is the lack of access to...
Using audio augmented reality to guide blind people in the street
Thursday, March 5th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – At Dreamwaves we are developing an intuitive audio navigation system using augmented reality and spatial audio to provide an...
Non-visual viewing 3D Models, Web Page Layouts, and Code Structure using Tactile Displays
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – Dr. Alexa will be presenting work from 3 projects: shapeCAD: 3D Modelling Workflow for the Blind and Visually-Impaired...
Special Colloquium Multisensory interactions and plasticity – shooting hidden assumptions, revealing postdictive aspects
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract – Multisensory psychophysics and neuroscience have bloomed in the last several decades. In this talk, I first aim to...