Basic Research
Recognizing the Gist of a Scene
How do people recognize the gist of a scene, and how quickly does this occur? What information do we use? What influences our perception of scenes?
Visual Narrative Perception and Comprehension
How do we perceive and understand films and picture stories?
Visual Resolution (Blur vs Clarity) and Attention
How does the resolution of an image influence where we look?
Eye Movements and Memory for Objects in Scenes
What do we remember about the objects we see, and how does viewing order influence our perceptions?
Aerial versus Terrestrial Scenes
How are people used to viewing scenes, and what happens when that viewpoint is changed?
Temporal Limits of Visual Information Acquisition
After making an eye movement, how quickly can we begin to process information?
Limits of Visual Resolution in Natural Scene Viewing
What are the limits of our visual resolution? How does our central vision compare to our peripheral vision?
