Past Events

Cécile Vullings will be presenting Gloriani & Schütz, 2019, Current Biology: "Humans trust central vision more than peripheral vision even in the dark."

Brent Parsons will present the following paper: Damasse et al. "Reinforcement effects in anticipatory smooth eye movements," 2018, Journal of Vision.

Audio Description (sometimes called video description, or Description Video Service- DVS) is a translation of visual images into words for people with vision impairments. While many blockbuster movies…

Abstract: The two eyes are yoked, and yet the visual inputs are disparate in space and time. How the brain works on these disparities to achieve unitary perception is one of the fundamental questions…

Audrey will be presenting the following paper: Gruters et al., "The eardrums move when the eyes move: A multisensory effect on the mechanics of hearing," 2018, PNAS

Abstract: We present the EchoEye, a sonar-based obstacle detection device we have developed to protect visually impaired travelers from upper-body obstacles that may not be detected by a cane or guide…

A new canendar date will be posted. Abstract: Retinal prostheses represent an exciting development in science, engineering, and medicine – an opportunity to exploit our knowledge of neural circuitry…

Abstract: Infants’ and children’s brains undergo a large amount of change throughout development. These changes lead to improvements in visual and cognitive abilities – such as visual functions and…

Anca Velisar will be presening her own recently published paper: Velisar et al., in press . "Dual threshold neural closed loop deep brain stimulation in Parkinson disease patients," Brain Stimulation

Art Campos of the San Francisco SAFE, part of the Community Engagement Division of the San Francisco Police Department. Mr. Campos will provide an overview of SF SAFE services and present general…