Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Memory recall errors reflect interacting sensory and mnemonic representations

This study investigates whether memory errors in visual working memory reflect interactions between sensory and mnemonic representations, finding that feature-specific sensory interference influences recall accuracy.

Positive and Negative Retinotopic Codes in the Human Hippocampus

The paper identifies a bivalent retinotopic code in the human hippocampus using high-resolution fMRI, showing both positive and negative amplitude responses to visual stimuli.

Comprehensive characterization of human color discrimination thresholds

This study characterizes human color discrimination thresholds using a novel psychophysical model and adaptive trial placement, achieving comprehensive results with fewer trials.

Immersive display systems for simulating natural vision

The paper develops hemispherical display systems for macaque visual neuroscience to study immersive and dynamic aspects of vision.

Relational Structure Constrains Individual Value Estimates in Visual Working Memory

The paper demonstrates that relational structure constrains individual value estimates in visual working memory through experiments with biased feedback and probabilistic modeling.

The neural correlates of parallel and serial search

This study investigates the neural correlates of parallel and serial visual search modes using EEG, showing distinct neural patterns and attentional dynamics under identical visual conditions.

The representational geometry for naturalistic textures in macaque V1 and V2

The paper compares representational geometry in macaque V1 and V2 for naturalistic textures, finding that V2 has lower-dimensional and more discriminable representations.

Parallel construction of object motion from retina to cortex

The paper shows that post-retinal brain areas recompute object motion sensitivity rather than inherit it from the retina, revealing parallel specialization in motion processing.

The cortical scene processing network emerges in infancy, prior to independent navigation experience

This study finds scene-selective cortical regions in human infants as young as 2-5 months old, before independent navigation experience, suggesting early development driven by visual exposure.

Characterizing Functional Clusters of V4 Neurons in Digital Twins

The paper uses digital twins of V4 neurons to identify functional clusters that match known visual maps and reveal integration rules through lesion studies.

Language-aligned models and structured scene descriptions reveal sensitivity to compositional scene structure in the high-level visual cortex

The paper shows that structured scene descriptions, not just object co-occurrence, predict high-level visual cortex responses better, and language-aligned models capture this structure.

Rapid masking of saccadic motion results from low-velocity input and is largely invariant to movement amplitude

The paper shows that visual mechanisms reduce perceived motion amplitude and velocity during saccades, with effects largely independent of movement amplitude.

Perceptual consequences of retinal stabilization with high-frequency non-stroboscopic displays

This study replicates retinal stabilization experiments using continuous displays, finding reduced sensitivity to high spatial frequencies, suggesting stimulus flicker is not the cause of perceptual impairments.

Sensory adaptation and pupil-linked arousal support flexible evidence accumulation during perceptual decision making

The paper shows that sensory adaptation and arousal-related changes contribute to flexible evidence accumulation during perceptual decisions, with adaptation affecting evidence encoding and arousal influencing the accumulation process.

Probabilistic Retinotopic Parcellation of the Macaque Visual Cortex

The paper creates a probabilistic retinotopic atlas of the macaque visual cortex using fMRI data from 13 subjects, enabling more accurate anatomical localization and interpretation.

Numerosity adaptation reflects multiple levels of sensory processing

This study shows that numerosity adaptation involves both low-level visual processing and high-level number representations, as demonstrated by psychophysical experiments and a computational model.

The curriculum effect in visual learning: the role of readout dimensionality

The paper investigates how training curriculum affects generalization in visual learning using human experiments and neural networks, finding that easy-to-hard sequences improve performance through low-dimensional neural representations.

Perceiving surface reflectance requires attention

The paper investigates whether perceiving surface reflectance requires attention, finding that it involves a serial attention-based process unlike the parallel processing for tristimulus values.

Individual Differences in Color-Induced Visual Discomfort Reveal a Pupillary Dissociation Across Stimulus Dimensions

The paper examines how chromatic background affects visual discomfort and pupil responses at constant luminance, finding dissociations between stimulus-level and observer-level effects.

Hemifield-Specific Motion Extrapolation Reveals Limits of Interhemispheric Integration

The paper investigates how motion history affects perceived position using the flash-jump illusion, finding hemifield-specific adaptation and limited interhemispheric integration.

Parvalbumin and somatostatin inhibitory microcircuits perform distinct roles in stereo matching

The paper investigates how parvalbumin and somatostatin inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex process correlated and anti-correlated random dot stereograms, revealing distinct roles in depth perception.

Synaptic Development of Fine Spatial Scale Organization of Neuronal Orientation Tuning in Mouse Primary Visual Cortex

This study proposes a synaptic plasticity model explaining the formation of micro-clusters in mouse V1 through thalamo-cortical connectivity and recurrent circuit interactions.

Sulcal pleating captures functional boundaries in human visual cortex

The paper identifies hidden cortical folds in human visual cortex that correlate with functional boundaries and behavioral differences.

Exploring the role of prior exposure and image quality in neural and behavioural prediction effects

The paper investigates how prior exposure and image quality affect neural and behavioural predictions in object recognition using EEG.

Neural Representations of Ensemble Mean and Variance Across Visual Features

This study investigates how the brain represents ensemble mean and variance across different visual features using fMRI and multivariate pattern analysis, finding distinct neural pathways for mean and variance processing.

Divisive normalization in mouse V1 is unchanged by increased thalamocortical short-term depression

This study investigates whether short-term depression at thalamocortical synapses contributes to divisive normalization in mouse V1, finding no effect on contrast response or cross-orientation suppression.

Exploring Neural Signatures of Self-Initiated Saccadic and Blink Events in the Real World

The paper investigates whether neural responses to saccades and blinks are similar by analyzing EEG and eye-tracking data from real-world visual exploration.

Subthreshold violations of trajectory predictions are sensitive to TMS of Cerebellum CRUS I/II

The paper investigates how transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the cerebellum affects trajectory prediction errors and their neural correlates using an illusion-based paradigm.

Serial Dependence Predicts Generalization in Perceptual Learning

This study shows that serial dependence effects predict perceptual learning generalization by linking long-range memory traces to learning flexibility.

Binocular visual input is essential for prey capture but not attention to prey in the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

This study shows binocular vision is crucial for prey capture but not for attention to prey in praying mantises using 3D cinema stimuli.