Visual Psychophysics and Perception Research Group
Modelling and understanding visual processing
Members of the Research Group
| Dr Joshua Solomon | Leader |
| Professor John Barbur | Member |
| Mrs Jennie Birch | Member |
| Professor Manfred Fahle | Member |
| Professor Chris Hammond | Member |
| Mr Alister Harlow | Member |
| Dr Dean Melmoth | Member |
| Professor Michael Morgan | Member |
| Professor Gordon Plant | Member |
| Dr Marisa Rodriguez-Carmona | Member |
| Professor Ted Sharpe | Member |
| Professor Larry Weiskrantz | Member |
| Dr Janet Wolf | Member |
Aims
The research activities in this group focus on studies designed to unravel the properties of visual mechanisms and to understand changes in disease. Computer modelling of visual processes and the motor response play an important part in these studies. Several projects also employ brain imaging techniques to reveal the processing of different stimulus attributes in various areas of the cortex and the function of subcortical projections in human vision. Many studies are multidisciplinary and can involve collaboration with research groups that specialise in the use of other experimental techniques (Retinal imaging / adaptive optics: C Dainty, National University of Ireland; Genetics of human colour vision: J & M Neitz, University of Wisconsin; Computational modelling: P Dayan, L Zhaoping, University College London; O Schwartz, A. Einstein College of Medicine). The research studies are carried out in three closely linked labs.
Support has been obtained from EPSRC, BBSRC and the BIOMED 2 Program of the European Community which funded the VIPROM (Visual Processing of Movement) consortium led by MM and included MF. Current grants support two postdocs and one RA. The basic skills of the group are in Psychophysics, Mathematical Modelling (especially Signal Detection theory), and Cognitive Neuroscience (MM is an Honorary member of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL).
Research Labs
The group consists of the following labs: