Recent Studies

2026

Visual perception of longitudinal waves: theory and observations. Nature: Sci Rep 16:11392, 2026 (with JA Solomon, SM Anstis). PDF

Varieties of higher-order symmetry. Perception 2026 (with C-C Chen). PDF

2025

Evidence that attentional stance shift is learned rapidly, reliably induces mindfulness, and constitutes a distinctive marker of cognitive process. Mindfulness 16:1258–1272, 2025 (with G Hartelius, LT Likova, DD Haldeman, M Sester, J Elfers). PDF

The canonical deep neural network as a model for human symmetry processing. iScience 28:111540, 2025 (with Y Bonneh). PDF

Depth-related visuomotor performance in keratoconus and its relationship to stereopsis. Invest Ophthal Vis Sci 66:31, 2025 (with PK Vaddavalli, JA Solomon). PDF

Spatiomotor dynamics of hand movements during the drawing of memory-guided trajectories without visual feedback. J Neurophysiol 133, 2025 (with KN Mineff, M Liang, LT Likova). PDF

Native components analysis of the spectral electroretinogram. Vision Res 235, 2025 (with M Liang, Z Zhou, LT Likova). PDF

The impact of induced optical blur on monocular and binocular depth-related visuomotor task performance. Invest Ophthal Vis Sci 66, 2025 (with T Jarkum, P Devi, JA Solomon, SR Bharadwaj). PDF

Pulfrich’s stereo curtain. i-Perception 16:1-5, 2025 (with SM Anstis, JA Solomon). PDF

Training-induced reorganization of the cross-modal connectivity of the human motion area in severe low vision. HVEI 201:1-8, 2025 (with KN Mineff, Z Zhou, M Liang). PDF

2024

Modeling the projection geometry of the retinotopic visual hierarchy. MODVIS Workshop 3, 2024. PDF

Advanced computational model of rod ERG kinetics. Doc Ophthalmol 149:1-10, 2024. PDF

Success rates, near-response patterns, and learning trends with free-fusion stereograms. Vision Res 214:108329, 2024 (with C Ravisankar, CM Schor, S Bharadwaj). PDF

Spatial summation for motion detection. Vision Res 221:108422, 2024 (with JA Solomon, F Nagle). PDF

AI identifies Michelangelo’s covert self-portraiture in the Sistine Chapel. HVEI 36:1-3, 2024. PDF

2023

Comprehensive analysis of the retinal cell contributions to the human ERG. MODVIS Workshop 2, 2023. PDF

Suprathreshold length summation. J Vis 23:17, 2023 (with C-C Chen. CH Chien). PDF

Self-regulation of attentional stance facilitates induction of meditative states. HVEI 35:1-8, 2023 (with G Hartelius, LT Likova). PDF

A more accurate model of dark-adapted ERG kinetics. HVEI, 35: 248-1, 2023. PDF

Cannabidiol as an adjunct to botulinum toxin in blepharospasm–A randomized pilot study. Transl Vis Sci Technol 12:17, 2023 (with RZ Silkiss, J Koppinger, J Troung, D Gibson). PDF

Critical analysis of theories of consciousness. PsyArXiv 2023. PDF

2022

Multi-level control of adaptive camouflage by European cuttlefish. Curr Biol 32:2556-2562. , 2022.(with  D. Osorio, F Ménager, A Darmaillacq). PDF   Additional Commentary

The nature of illusions: A new synthesis based on verifiability. Front Hum Neurosci 16:875829, 2022. PDF

Brain trauma impacts retinal processing: photoreceptor pathway interactions in traumatic light sensitivity. Doc Ophthalmol 144:1-12, 2022 (with LT Likova). PDF

Guest editorial: On the power and legitimacy of follow-up testing. Perception 51:225–229. PDF

Self-regulation of seat of attention into various attentional stances facilitates access to cognitive and emotional resources: An EEG study. Front Psychol 13:810780, 2022 (with G Hartelius, LT Likova). PDF

2021

A gain-control disparity energy model for perceived depth from disparity. Vision Res 181:38–46, 2021 (with PY Chen, C-C Chen). PDF

Cartography as spatial representation: A new assessment of the competing advantages and drawbacks across fields of science. J Percept Imaging 2021:1561-15610, 2021. PDF

A live experience of four-dimensional structure. Perception 50:165-169, 2021. PDF

The interstitial pathways as the substrate of consciousness: A new synthesis. Entropy 23:443, 2021. PDF

2020

The intersection of visual science and art in Renaissance Italy. Perception 49:1265-1282, 2020. PDF

Ten testable properties of consciousness. Front Psychol 11:1144, 2020 PDF

Did Tim paint a Vermeer? HVEI 2021:60403–1, 2020 (with DG Stork, SJ Schechner). PDF

Are there four, six, or seven unique hues? VSS 2020. Poster Video

An accelerated cue combination principle accounts for multi-cue depth perception. J Percept Imaging 3:010501-1–010501-9, 2020. PDF

The fundamental nature of time. J Res Philos Hist 3, 2020. PDF

2019

Dynamic amodal completion through the Magic Wand Illusion. i-Perception 10:2041669519895028. PDF

Measurement of saccadic eye movements by electrooculography for simultaneous EEG recording. Behav Res Methods 51:2139-2151, 2019  (with Y Jia). PDF

Length summation in noise. J Vis 19:11, 1–13, 2019 (with C-C Chen, YH Yeh). PDF

Eye centring in selfies posted on. Instagram. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0218663 (with N Bruno, M Bertamini). PDF (also see MedicalResearch.com interview here and articles).

Guest editorial: Depth cue combination: A quantitative critique. Perception 48:765–768, 2019. PDF

Evidence that Leonardo da Vinci had strabismus. JAMA Ophthalmology 137:82-86, 2019.  PDF (also see links to article coverage.).

Points of contact between the Stappian philosophy and emergent aspect dualism. Act Nerv Super 81:1-6, 2019. PDF

2018

The emergent aspect dualism view of quantum physics: a new ontology to resolve the complementarity conundrum. J Res Philos Hist 1:166–182, 2018. PDF

Development and validation of a new glaucoma screening test using temporally modulated flicker. Ophthal Physiol Opt 38:617-628, 2018 (with Fidalgo BR, Jindal A, Ctori I, Lawrenson JG). PDF

A Brücke-Bartley effect for contrast. R Soc Open Sci 5:180171, 2018. eCollection 2018 (with JA Solomon). PDF

Rational approaches to correcting for multiple tests. HVEI 535:1-8, 2018. PDF

Absolute distance from perspective. Perception 47:581-584, 2018. PDF

When light hurts: Comparative morphometry of human brainstem in traumatic photalgia. Nature: Sci Rep 8, 2018 (with LT Likova). PDF.

Does colour filling-in account for colour perception in natural images? i-Perception 9, 2018 (with JA Solomon). PDF.

2017

Computational estimation of scene structure through texture gradient cues. HVEI (10:167-176, 2017 (with A Gopi). PDF

Studying the retinal source of photophobia by facial electroretinography. Optometry Vision Science 94:511-518, 2017 (with LT Likova). PDF

Improvement of contrast sensitivity with practice is not compatible with a sensory threshold account. J Opt Soc Am A 34:870-880, 2017 (with JA Solomon). PDF

2016

Peripheral color vision and motion processing. HVEI 5:1-5, 2016. PDF

The cortical network for Braille writing in the blind. HVEI 6:1-6, 2016 (with LT Likova, L Cacciamani, K Mineff, SC Nicholas). PDF

The perceived depth from disparity as function of luminance contrast. J Vis 16:20, 1–9, 2016 (with P-Y Chen, C-C Chen). PDF

Editorial: Neural signal estimation in the human brain. Front Neurosci 10:185 eCollection 2016 (with C Howarth, LT Likova). PDF

Evidence of stereoscopic surface disambiguation in the responses of V1 neurons. Cereb Cortex 27:2260-2275, 2016 (with JM Samonds, TS Lee). PDF

Inefficiency of orientation averaging: Evidence for hybrid serial/parallel temporal integration. J Vis 16:13, 2016 (with JA Solomon, KA May). PDF

2015

Deficits in the activation of human oculomotor nuclei in chronic traumatic brain injury. Front Neurol 6:173, 2015 (with LT Likova, KN Mineff, SC Nicholas). PDF

Shading beats binocular disparity in depth from luminance gradients: Evidence against a maximum likelihood principle for cue combination. PLoS One 10:e0132658, 2015 (with C-C Chen). PDF

Analysis of neural-BOLD coupling through four models of the neural metabolic demand. Front Neurosci 9:419, 2015 (with LT Likova, SC Nicholas). PDF

Short and sweet: peripheral color demo. i-Perception 6:2041669515613671, 2015. PDF

Consequences of traumatic brain injury for human vergence dynamics. Front Neurol 5:282, 2015 (with LT Likova, KN Mineff, AM Elsaid, SC Nicholas). PDF

The vault of perception: Are straight lines seen as curved? Art & Perception 3:117-137, 2015. PDF

Effect of familiarity on Braille writing and reading in the blind: From graphemes to comprehension. J Vis 15:920-920, 2015 (with LT Likova, L Cacciamani, KN Mineff, SC Nicholas). PDF

2014

Review: Possibilities of perception. Perception 43:353-354, 2014. PDF

The neurometabolic underpinnings of fMRI BOLD dynamics. In Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease – Methods and Applications. TD Papageorgiou, GI Christopoulos, SM Smirnakis (Eds), Intech Press, Ch 2, 2014, 21-47, 2014 (with LT Likova). PDF

Visual function, traumatic brain injury, and posttraumatic stress disorder. J Rehabil Res Dev 51:547, 2014 (with GL Goodrich, GL Martinsen, HM Flyg, J Kirby, DW Garvert). PDF

The autostereogram. Scholarpedia, 2014. PDF

Space perception as embodied cognition. HVEI XIX, 2014. PDF

Bela Julesz: A memoir. P Natl Acad Sci 110, 2014. PDF

Is the mind in the head? A belated response to Koenderink (1999). Perception Guest Editorial 43:103-106, 2014. PDF

Leonardo da Vinci’s world map. In Leonardo’s Mathematics. D Huylebrouck (Ed), Springer: Berlin, 2014. PDF

2013

Binocular eye movements in health and disease. Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVII, 8651-34, 2013. PDF

Dips and Bumps: On Bloch’s law and the Broca-Sulzer phenomenon.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110:E1330, 2013 (with A Gorea). PDF

Depth structure from asymmetric shading supports face discrimination. PLoS One 8(2):e55865, 2013 (with C-C Chen, C-M Chen). PDF

Recurrent connectivity can account for the dynamics of disparity processing in V1. J Neurosci 33 2934-2946, 2013 (with JM Samonds, BR, Potetz , TS Lee). PDF

A simpler structure for local spatial channels revealed by sustained perifoveal stimuli. J Vis 13:1, 22, 2013 (with LL Kontsevich). PDF

2012

Brain mapping: The (un)folding of striate cortex. Curr Biol 22:R1051 – R1053, 2012 (with MM Schira, MGP Rosa). PDF

Analysis of human vergence dynamics. J Vision 12:21, 2012 (with AM Elsaid, LT Likova, N Gill, SC Nicholas). PDF

Collinear facilitation over space and depth. J Vision 12:20, 2012 (with PC Huang, C-C Chen). PDF

3D discomfort from vertical and torsional disparities in natural images. HVEI XVII, 2012 (with LT Likova, K Atanassov, V Ramachandra, S Goma). PDF

The role of the visual arts in enhancing the learning process. Front Hum Neurosci 6:8 2012 (with LT Likova). PDF

2011

Estimating neural signal dynamics in the human brain. Front Syst Neurosci 5:33, 2011 (with LT Likova). PDF

Perceptual coding for 3D reconstruction. EUVIP 2011 10.1109/EuVIP.2011.604553, 2011 (with SC Nicholas). PDF

The role of disparity interactions in the perception of the 3D environment. In Vision in 3D Environments. LR Harris, MRM Jenkins (Eds), Cambridge University Press, 95-114, 2011. PDF

Paradoxical perception of surfaces in the Shepard tabletop illusion. i-Perception 2:137–141, 2011. PDF

The role of midlevel surface representation in 3D object encoding. In Computer Vision: From Surfaces to 3D Objects. Tyler CW (Ed), Chapman Hall: New York, p vii-xxiii, 2011. PDF

Visual surface encoding: A neuroanalytic approach. In Computer Vision: From Surfaces to 3D Objects. Tyler CW (Ed), Chapman Hall: New York, 163-182, 2011 (with LT Likova). PDF

2010

Modeling magnification and anisotropy in the primate foveal confluence. PLoS, Computational Biology 6(1):e1000651, 2010 (with MM Schira, M Breakspear, B Spehar). PDF

Symmetry: modeling the effects of masking noise, axial cueing and salience. PLoS One 5(4):e9840, 2010 (with C-C Chen). PDF

An algebra for the analysis of object encoding. NeuroImage, 50:1243-50, 2010 (with LT Likova). PDF

Metameric intransitivity. Attention Percept Psychophysics, 72:891-93, 2010 (with AE Huang, AJ Hon, EL Altschuler). PDF

Analysis of neural-BOLD coupling through four models of the neural metabolic demand. Front Neurosci 9:419, 2015 (with LT Likova, SC Nicholas). PDF

Short and sweet: Peripheral color demo. i-Perception 6:2041669515613671, 2015. PDF

Consequences of traumatic brain injury for human vergence dynamics. Front Neurol 5:282, 2015 (with LT Likova, KN Mineff, AM Elsaid, SC Nicholas). PDF

The vault of perception: Are straight lines seen as curved? Art Percept 3:117-137, 2015. PDF

Effect of familiarity on Braille writing and reading in the blind: From graphemes to comprehension. J Vis 15:920-920, 2015 (with LT Likova, L Cacciamani, KN Mineff, SC Nicholas). PDF

2014

Review: Possibilities of perception. Perception 43:353-354, 2014. PDF

The neurometabolic underpinnings of fMRI BOLD dynamics. In Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease – Methods and Applications. TD Papageorgiou, GI Christopoulos, SM Smirnakis (Eds), Intech Press, Ch 2, 21-47, 2014 (with LT Likova). PDF

Visual function, traumatic brain injury, and posttraumatic stress disorder. J Rehabil Res Dev 51:547, 2014 (with GL Goodrich, GL Martinsen, HM Flyg, J Kirby, DW Garvert). PDF

The autostereogram. Scholarpedia 2014. PDF

Space perception as embodied cognition. HVEI XIX 2014. PDF

Bela Julesz: A memoir. P Natl Acad Sci 110, 2014. PDF

Is the mind in the head? A belated response to Koenderink (1999). Perception Guest Editorial 43:103-106, 2014. PDF

Leonardo da Vinci’s world map. In Leonardo’s Mathematics. D Huylebrouck (Ed), Springer: Berlin, 2014. PDF

2013

Binocular eye movements in health and disease. HVEI XVII 8651-34, 2013. PDF

Dips and bumps: On Bloch’s law and the Broca-Sulzer phenomenon. P Natl Acad Sci 110:E1330, 2013 (with A Gorea). PDF

Depth structure from asymmetric shading supports face discrimination. PLoS One 8(2):e55865, 2013 (with C-C Chen, CM Chen). PDF

Recurrent connectivity can account for the dynamics of disparity processing in V1. J Neurosci 33:2934-2946, 2013 (with JM Samonds, BR Potetz, TS Lee). PDF

A simpler structure for local spatial channels revealed by sustained perifoveal stimuli. J Vis 13:1, 22, 2013 (with LL Kontsevich). PDF

2012

Brain mapping: The (un)folding of striate cortex. Curr Biol 22:R1051–R1053, 2012 (with MM Schira, MGP Rosa). PDF

Analysis of human vergence dynamics. J Vis 12:21, 2012 (with AM Elsaid, LT Likova, N Gill, SC Nicholas). PDF

Collinear facilitation over space and depth. J Vis 12:20, 2012 (with PC Huang, C-C Chen). PDF

3D discomfort from vertical and torsional disparities in natural images. HVEI XVII 2012 (with LT Likova, K Atanassov, V Ramachandra, S Goma). PDF

The role of the visual arts in enhancing the learning process. Front Hum Neurosci 6:8, 2012 (with LT Likova). PDF

2011

Estimating neural signal dynamics in the human brain. Front Syst Neurosci 5:33, 2011 (with LT Likova). PDF

Perceptual coding for 3D reconstruction. EUVIP 2011 10.1109/EuVIP.2011.604553, 2011 (with SC Nicholas). PDF

The role of disparity interactions in the perception of the 3D environment. In Vision in 3D Environments. LR Harris, MRM Jenkins (Eds), Cambridge University Press, 95-114, 2011. PDF

Paradoxical perception of surfaces in the Shepard tabletop illusion. i-Perception 2:137–141, 2011. PDF

The role of midlevel surface representation in 3D object encoding. In Computer Vision: From Surfaces to 3D Objects. CW Tyler (Ed), Chapman Hall: New York, p vii-xxiii, 2011. PDF

Visual surface encoding: A neuroanalytic approach. In Computer Vision: From Surfaces to 3D Objects. CW Tyler (Ed), Chapman Hall: New York, 163-182, 2011 (with LT Likova). PDF

2010

Modeling magnification and anisotropy in the primate foveal confluence. PLoS Comput Biol 6(1):e1000651, 2010 (with MM Schira, M Breakspear, B Spehar). PDF

Symmetry: Modeling the effects of masking noise, axial cueing and salience. PLoS One 5(4):e9840, 2010 (with C-C Chen). PDF

An algebra for the analysis of object encoding. NeuroImage 50:1243-50, 2010 (with LT Likova). PDF

Metameric intransitivity. Atten Percept Psychophys 72:891-93, 2010 (with AE Huang, AJ Hon, EL Altschuler). PDF