Scientific

Abstract: Despite the progress on assistive technologies for the visually impaired, numerous sources of information remain difficult to access without vision. Most of the existing solutions for…

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Abstract: This is part of our ongoing Ethics Seminar series and it is required that all fellows and their mentors attend. The Ethics Seminar is from 12 noon to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, Dec 5, 2018 in the…

Abstract: Compared to low-level saliency, higher-level information better predicts human eye movement in static images. In the current study, we tested how both types of information predict eye…

Teachers of The Visually Impaired (TVI) from the Blind Babies Foundation (BBF) will be visiting us this Thursday, November 15, 2018. This is an opportunity to engage in an informal "around the table"…

Abstract: To reconstruct how the head is moving relative to the environment, the nervous system relies on a combination of visual and vestibular sensory information. Vestibular signals are driven by…

Abstract: Healthy peripheral retina is exquisitely sensitive to fast speeds. Individuals with central field loss (CFL) typically only have residual peripheral vision and studies suggest they become…

Abstract: I will give a brief overview of the review process at the SPC study section at NEI. This will include review criteria including the blank critique form, instructions to reviewers on how to…

Abstract Attention allows us to select the most important information while ignoring irrelevant information. One prominent role of attention is that visual attention operates through the facilitation…

Abstract: Reading is a pervasive activity in our daily life. We read text printed on books and documents, shown on directional signs and advertisement, and displayed on computer and smartphone screens…