Michael Barnett

Temporal dynamics of human color processing measured using a continuous tracking task

The paper measures temporal dynamics of human color processing using a tracking task and finds similar elliptical response contours for detection and tracking, but reduced sensitivity to S-cone signals in tracking.

A Quadratic Model Captures the Human V1 Response to Variations in Chromatic Direction and Contrast

The paper develops a quadratic color model (QCM) to explain human V1 BOLD fMRI responses to chromatic direction and contrast variations, finding it matches a GLM with fewer parameters.

Sulcal depth in medial ventral temporal cortex predicts the location of a place-selective region in macaques, children, and adults.

The paper examines the relationship between sulcal depth and place-selectivity in medial ventral temporal cortex across species and age groups, finding stronger coupling in adults.

Apparent thinning of visual cortex during childhood is associated with myelination, not pruning

The paper investigates microstructural changes in the visual cortex during childhood and finds that apparent thinning is due to increased myelination rather than pruning.

Novel childhood experience suggests eccentricity drives organization of human visual cortex

The paper shows that childhood experience with Pokémon influences the adult visual cortex organization, with retinal eccentricity during childhood predicting adult responses to Pokémon.

Learning to read increases the informativeness of distributed ventral temporal responses

This study shows that reading proficiency develops with increased informativeness of distributed left lateral ventral temporal cortex responses to words and characters.

Development differentially sculpts receptive fields across human visual cortex

The paper investigates how receptive fields develop in human visual cortex, finding that face- and word-selective regions undergo changes into adulthood, while early visual areas are adult-like by age 5.