Imaging Science Seminar: Individual differences in visual perception: From basic science to real-world applications
Imaging Science Seminar
Individual differences in visual perception: From basic science to real-world applications
Dr. Anna Kosovicheva
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Toronto Mississagua
Abstract:
Much of what we can learn about perception comes from studying averages, but we can all think of examples where people disagree about what they see. Approaches to examining individual differences in perception often emphasize high-level processes (e.g., face and object recognition, interpretation of ambiguous images). However, the anatomy of the visual system reveals large individual differences, starting from early stages of processing in the retina to processing in visual cortex. This suggests a benefit to an approach that examines how fundamental visual processes vary between observers. In the first part of this talk, I will examine individual differences in location perception and discuss how these differences may propagate to later stages of visual processing. In the second part of this talk, I will turn to applications in real-world settings that can benefit from an individual differences approach, in areas spanning digital readability, collaborative tasks, and visual impairment.
Intended Audience:
All are welcome.
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