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Tag: Visual Perception
Why are you better at recognizing upright faces? Clues from a person who sees the world differently
When you see a familiar face upright, you’ll recognize it right away. But if you saw that same face upside down, it’s much harder to place.
New research sheds light on how human vision perceives scale
The study, published on 8 May in the journal PLOS ONE, explored the computational mechanisms used by the human brain to perceive the size of objects in the world around us.
A pixelated world: Research considers the effect of digital media on perception
How we see digital content could have an impact on our visual perception in the real world, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
More variability helps learning
A fundamental problem of perception is to filter out relevant information from a highly variable environment.
Think before you design your brand’s logo: How marketers can capitalize on the power of perception to influence beliefs about brand performance
Researchers from Oklahoma State University and University of Florida published a new Journal of Marketing article explaining how marketers can capitalize on the power of perception through the structure of visual communications to influence beliefs about brand performance, which ultimately influences product interest and choice.
New Psychological Science Findings Link Local Prejudice to Police Militarization, Offer Hope for Fostering Belief in Science
Findings also help explain why happy people are more optimistic, how false visual memories can be perpetuated, and why feeling good often just means feeling better.
Inverted dancers have more acute visuomotor perception
Previous studies have determined that astronauts can judge inverted movements better than people on Earth due to the astronauts’ unique visuomotor experience with inverted movements in space.
Spot the Difference: Brain Changes That Enable Fine Visual Discrimination Learning
Our visual perception of the world is often thought of as relatively stable. However, like all of our cognitive functions, visual processing is shaped by our experiences.
Attention to objects in peripheral vision is not driven by tiny eye movements
New research by National Eye Institute (NEI) investigators shows that while microsaccades seem to boost or diminish the strength of brain signals underlying attention, the eye movements are not drivers of those brain signals.
Batters move their heads to keep their eyes on the ball
Do baseball batters actually keep their eye on the ball? A review of the few film- and lab-based studies on the subject suggests that yes, indeed, batters’ eyes are watching the pitched ball. But they’re moving their heads, and not their eyes, to direct their gaze.
Batters move their heads to keep their eyes on the ball
Do baseball batters actually keep their eye on the ball? A review of the few film- and lab-based studies on the subject suggests that yes, indeed, batters’ eyes are watching the pitched ball. But they’re moving their heads, and not their eyes, to direct their gaze.
Train the Brain: How Stroboscopic Training Speeds Up the Brain’s Visual System
The brain’s visual system is a crucial performance determinant in elite sports. To reach a high level, athletes must rapidly transfer visual information into movement (i.e., fast reaction time). Consequently, this raises the question – how can we train the…
Screen time can change visual perception — and that’s not necessarily bad
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls
replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage our vision? Maybe not. It turns out that our visual perception is highly adaptable, according to research from Psychology Professor and Cognitive and Brain Sciences Coordinator Peter Gerhardstein’s
lab at Binghamton University.