Artificial scotomas, attention and eye movements: Insights into processes involving central vision

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titleArtificial scotomas, attention and eye movements: Insights into processes involving central vision
start_date2018/11/13
schedule14h30
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location_infosalle 3037
summaryCentral vision is central for perception and action. In perception, it allows precision in tasks such as object recognition, while in action, the goal of every saccade is to align the fovea with the target. In the first part of the talk, I investigate the importance of central vision for visual search. In the second part, I investigate whether and how saccades and attention are modified in the presence of artificial central scotomas. Taken together, the findings suggest that while central vision is important, plasticity in the eye movement and attentional systems allow us to improve upon our use of peripheral vision when necessary.
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