Face Perception

Face perception is an automatic process crucial to many things, such as social functioning. Our lab focuses on the visual perception of faces. In particular, we seek to understand how face detection and face identification can be rapidly achieved under various circumstances, such as varying viewing angles and the presence of colour.

Motion Perception

Understanding movement of objects, similar to face perception, is a cognitive process that occurs without much thought. To understand the mechanics of motion perception, our lab examines characteristics that aid our ability to recognise the direction and movement of visual stimuli.

Research Approach

To answer the research questions in the aforementioned areas, our lab utilises electrophysiology, psychophysics, and computational modelling as tools. Equipment such as electroencephalograms and eye-trackers, in conjunction with visual stimuli (e.g. gabors) allow us an insight into how the brain responds in real time to what we see.