Vision
Lazar, Andreea
Lazar, Andreea (Ernst Strungmann Institute) Studying dynamics and plasticity in biological and artificial recurrent neural networks.
Gauthier, Isabel
Gauthier, Isabel (Vanderbilt University) Face and object recognition, individual differences, brain imaging, perceptual expertise
El-Shamayleh, Yasmine
El-Shamayleh, Yasmine (Columbia University) Neural circuits for visual form processing in primates; optogenetics in primates
Runyan, Caroline
Runyan, Caroline (University of Pittsburgh) Contextual modulation of coding in cortical circuits, focusing on neuromodulation, inhibition, and information flow between regions.
Denison, Rachel
Denison, Rachel (New York University) Visual perception, attention, and decision making, with a focus on temporal dynamics
Quinlan, Elizabeth
Quinlan, Elizabeth (University of Maryland) Initiation, termination and reactivation of critical periods.
Shomstein, Sarah
Shomstein, Sarah (Department of Psychology George Washington University) Psychological and neural mechanisms underlying attentional selection.
Avidan, Galia
Avidan, Galia (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) Psychological, neural and computational properties of the human visual system. Brain mechanisms and networks giving rise to perception of objects, faces and scenes.
Dugué, Laura
Dugué, Laura ( Université Paris Descartes) Mechanisms of visual attention and role of neuronal oscillations in perception and attention
Abdeladim, Lamiae
Abdeladim, Lamiae (UC Berkeley) Advanced multiphoton imaging and photostimulation techniques. Neural basis of visual perception.
Eggers, Erika
Eggers, Erika (University of Arizona) Retinal circuitry modulation in response to changing light conditions and disease
Zavitz, Elizabeth
Zavitz, Elizabeth (Monash University) How spatial and temporal context impact population codes for vision
Striem-Amit, Ella
Striem-Amit, Ella (Georgetown University) Sensory and motor plasticity in people born blind, deaf or without hands
Edwards, Grace
Edwards, Grace (Harvard University) Predictive nature of efficient visual processing, particularly in natural viewing conditions
Schubert, Teresa
Schubert, Teresa (Harvard University) Processes forming the interface between vision and language: letter and word recognition
Behnia,Rudy
Behnia,Rudy (Columbia University Zuckerman Institute) Neuronal processing underlying two key modalities of visual processing: color discrimination and motion detection
Mullen, Kathy T.
Mullen, Kathy T. (McGill University) Color vision, color and motion, color and form, cognitive development of color vision, Human fMRI
Fonken, Yvonne
Fonken, Yvonne (University of Oxford) Auditory- and visual prediction and hippocampal contributions to memory-driven expectations
Aminoff, Elissa
Aminoff, Elissa (Fordham University) Neuroimaging, behavioral, and computational methods to examine high level vision in humans
Rangarajan, Vinitha
Rangarajan, Vinitha (UC Berkeley) Using intracranial electrophysiology to study visual perception, repetition suppression, and binocular rivalry in humans
Cowell, Rosie
Cowell, Rosie (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Neural mechanisms of memory and vision; computational modelling, fMRI, behavioral studies
Groen, Iris
Groen, Iris (University of Amsterdam) Visual perception in the human brain: how the brain perceives and understands real-world scenes
Veruki, Margaret
Veruki, Margaret (University of Bergen, Norway) Neural circuits and synaptic physiology in the retina
Sani, Ilaria
Sani, Ilaria (The Rockefeller University) Neural basis of visual attention
Ribeiro M.A., Ines
Ribeiro M.A., Ines (Max Planck Institute Neurobiology, Germany) Neural basis for visually guided behavior in fruit flies.
Battelli, Lorella
Battelli, Lorella (Italian Institute of Technology) Vision and Time perception
Goel, Anubhuti
Goel, Anubhuti (UCLA) Investigating circuit alterations responsible for learning impairments in mouse models of autism
Schmidt, Tiffany
Schmidt, Tiffany (Northwestern University) Mapping visual circuits from retinal function to visual behavior
Hoy, Jennifer
Hoy, Jennifer (University of Nevada, Reno) Function and development of neural circuits for natural vision
Slovin, Hamutal
Slovin, Hamutal (Bar Ilan University) Neuronal circuits and cortical mechanisms
of visual processing
Aton, Sara
Aton, Sara (University of Michigan) Understanding effects of sensory experience and sleep on neural circuits, and mechanisms underlying nervous system plasticity and memory formation
Schnell, Bettina
Schnell, Bettina (Caesar/ Max Planck) Neurobiology of flight control in Drosophila
Engel, Tatiana
Engel, Tatiana (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Neural dynamics and computation in perception and cognition
Briscoe, Adriana
Briscoe, Adriana (University of California, Irvine) Evolution of color vision in insects
Rivlin, Michal
Rivlin, Michal (Weizmann Institute of Science) Visual processing in retinal circuits
Weurger, Sophie
Weurger, Sophie (Liverpool University) Visual perception; multisensorial perception
Olkkonen, Maria
Olkkonen, Maria (Durham University) Recruitment of prior knowledge about the world in the construction of visual representations
Dekker, Tessa
Dekker, Tessa (UCL) Neural mechanisms of adaptive perception and action in the visual system
Nordström, Karin
Gutierrez, Gabrielle J
Ward, Laura
Ward, Laura (University of Glasgow, UK) Healthy ageing in the visual cortex
Golomb, Julie
Golomb, Julie (Ohio State University) Dynamic visual perception, attention, and computational cognitive neuroscience
Pardue, Machelle
Spering, Miriam
Spering, Miriam (University of British Columbia) Visual perception, eye movements, perception-action, sensorimotor dysfunction
Hermes, Dora
Pallas, Sarah
Pallas, Sarah (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) Developmental Neurobiology of Mammalian Sensory Systems
Avitan, Lilach
Avitan, Lilach (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The neural population codes in the zebrafish optic tectum
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma (Univ. of Cambridge) Neural code driving visually driven predation
de Vries, Saskia
de Vries, Saskia (Allan Institute) Function and computation in visual circuits
Iacaruso, Florencia
Iacaruso, Florencia (Oxford) Synaptic organisation and visual perception
Clancy, Kelly
Clancy, Kelly (Univ. of Basel) Principles of biological information processing
Veit, Julia
Veit, Julia (University of Freiburg) Cortical circuits and perception
Song, Zhouyi
Song, Zhouyi (Univ. of Sheffield) Computational analysis of photoreceptors
Allen, Annette
Allen, Annette (Univ. of Manchester) Visual processing in retina and thalamus
Sarvestani, Madineh
Sarvestani, Madineh (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Thalamocortical circuits, dynamics and visual processing
Rochefort, Nathalie
Rochefort, Nathalie (Edinburgh University) Cortical processing of visual information
Clopath, Claudia
Clopath, Claudia (Imperial College) Computational approaches to learning and memory
Angelucci, Alessandra
Angelucci, Alessandra (University of Utah) Neuronal circuits that underlie visual perception
Sereno, Margaret
Sereno, Margaret (University of Oregon) Neural basis of perception in primates
Sereno, Anne
Sereno, Anne (The University of Texas) Physiological mechanisms of attention and short-term memory
Rosenholtz, Ruth
Rosenholtz, Ruth (MIT) Modeling and psychophysics to understand visual perception and attention
Beck, Diane
Beck, Diane (University of Illinois) Visual and cognitive neuroscience
Sekuler, Allison
Sekuler, Allison (McMaster University) Visual and cognitive neuroscience
Nedivi, Elly
Nedivi, Elly (MIT) Structural Plasticity of adult sensory circuits
Ayaz, Asli
Ayaz, Asli (Neuro-electronic research Flanders) Neural circuits of sensory-motor integration
Shatz, Carla
Shatz, Carla (Stanford) Visual system and developmental critical periods
Grill-Spector, Kalanit
Grill-Spector, Kalanit (Stanford) Neural basis of visual perception
Behrmann, Marlene
Behrmann, Marlene (Carnegie Melon) Cognitive basis of visual perception
Lee, Seung-Hee
Lee, Seung-Hee (KAIST, South Korea) Sensory processing and behavioral state
Glickfeld, Lindsey
Glickfeld, Lindsey (Duke) Functional organization of visual cortex
Gjorgjieva, Julijana
Gjorgjieva, Julijana (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research) Principles of neural coding and how synaptic plasticity shapes neural circuits
Brown, Solange
Brown, Solange (Johns Hopkins) Functional organization of cortical circuits
Fox, Jessica
Fox, Jessica (Case Western) Quantitative behavioral approach to insect sensory systems
Dunn, Felice
Dunn, Felice (UCSF) Circuitry and information processing in the retina
Martinez-Conde, Susana
Martinez-Conde, Susana (SUNY Downstate) Neural bases of our visual experience
de Sa, Virginia
de Sa, Virginia (UCSD) Neural basis of human perception and learning
Disney, Anita
Disney, Anita (Vanderbilt University) Neuromodulators in mammalian cortical circuits
Chiappe, Eugenia
Chiappe, Eugenia (Champalimaud) Drosophila sensorimotor integration
Hofer, Sonja
Hofer, Sonja (Basel) Neural circuits for perception and learning of visual information
Romanski, Liz
Romanski, Lizabeth (Univ. Rochester) The integration and mnemonic processing of social communication information by the prefrontal cortex
Nobre, Anna
Nobre, Anna (Oxford) Neural mechanisms of visual attention and visual memory
Li, Zhaoping
Li, Zhaoping (University College, London) Vision and psychophysics as well as theory
Pasternak, Tania
Pasternak, Tania (U. of Rochester) Cortical circuitry underlying memory guided sensory decisions
Pasupathy, Anitha
Pasupathy, Anitha (U Washington) Processing of complex visual inputs
Livingstone, Margaret
Livingstone, Margaret (Harvard University) Structure and function of the visual system
Hirsch, Judith
Judith Hirsch (USC) Thalamocortical circuits for visual processing
Feller, Marla
Feller, Marla (UC. Berkeley) Mechanisms that guide assembly of neural circuits during development
Verghese, Preeti
Verghese, Preeti (Smith Kettlewell) Probing vision with signal detection theory and psychophysics
Gottlieb, Jacqueline
Gottlieb, Jacqueline (Columbia) Neural mechanisms of attention, learning and decision making
Schwartz, Odelia
Schwartz, Odelia (Salk) Sensory systems from the neural level to perception and behavior
Tsao, Doris
Tsao, Doris (Caltech) Brain mechanisms for object recognition and spatial vision
Ding, Long
Ding, Long (U. Penn) Subcortical circuits for perceptual decision-making
Nielsen, Kristina
Nielsen, Kristina (Johns Hopkins) Neural circuits underlying object recognition
Briggs, Farran
Briggs, Farran (University of Rochester Medical Center) Neural circuits of the early visual system
Ma-Wyatt, Anna
Ma-Wyatt, Anna (University of Adelaide) Visual perception, eye movements, hand movements
Roitman, Jamie
Roitman, Jamie (Univ. Illinois) Neural mechanisms of perceptual decision-making
Busse, Laura
Busse, Laura (Ludwig-Maximilian Universitat Munchen) Modulation of neural circuits by cognitive factors
Nienborg, Hendrikje
Hendrikje Nienborg (Tuebingen) Mechanisms of visual perception at the network level
Maffei, Arianna
Maffei, Arianna (Stony Brook) homeostatic mechanisms in the visual system
Osborne, Leslie
Osborne, Leslie (U Chicago) Linking neural variability to behavior
Churchland, Anne
Churchland, Anne (UCLA) Neural circuits for sensory integration and decision-making
Rust, Nicole
Nicole, Rust (U. Penn) Visual processing at the nexus of visual perception and cognition
Shams, Ladan
Shams, Ladan (UCLA) Human psychophysics and modeling to probe multisensory integration
Read, Jenny
Read, Jenny (Univ. Newcastle) Human psychophysics and modeling to probe stereopsis
Cohen, Marlene
Cohen, Marlene (Pittsburgh) Multi-neuron recording to connect neural activity with behavior
Angelaki, Dora
Angelaki, Dora (Baylor College of Medicine) Multisensory integration for navigation
Groh, Jennifer
Groh, Jennifer (Duke) Spatial processing in vision, hearing, and eye movements
Carrasco, Marisa
Carrasco, Marisa (NYU) Psychophysics and neuroimaging to understand visual perception and attention
Fine, Ione
Fine, Ione (UW) Using fMRI to understand visual function and plasticity
Daphne Bavelier
Bavelier, Daphne (University of Geneva) Understanding how humans learn and adapting to changing sensory environments