CABIN Brownbag- Dr. Jacqueline Snow
“‘WonkaVision’ and the need for a paradigm shift in vision research”
12:30 pm –
1:30 pm
Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior Room: B60
Contact:
Jessica Cronin, 402-472-0168, jcronin4@unl.edu
Abstract:
How can you take it, it’s just a picture?” (Mike Teevee, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, 1964)
Ultimately, we aim to generalize and translate scientific knowledge to the real world, yet current knowledge about the human brain and cognition is based almost exclusively on studies of computerized images —abstractions that have no relevance for motoric actions, such as grasping with the hands. In this talk I will present convergent evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging research showing that graspable solid objects are represented differently in the brain compared to 2-D and 3-D images. Throughout the talk, a range of innovative techniques and apparatus for ‘bringing the real world into human vision research’ is described.
How can you take it, it’s just a picture?” (Mike Teevee, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, 1964)
Ultimately, we aim to generalize and translate scientific knowledge to the real world, yet current knowledge about the human brain and cognition is based almost exclusively on studies of computerized images —abstractions that have no relevance for motoric actions, such as grasping with the hands. In this talk I will present convergent evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging research showing that graspable solid objects are represented differently in the brain compared to 2-D and 3-D images. Throughout the talk, a range of innovative techniques and apparatus for ‘bringing the real world into human vision research’ is described.
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