WMCWeill Medical College of Cornell University · Neuroscience
Victor Lab
Jonathan D Victor · New York, New York
Research Focus
Dr. Jonathan D Victor's lab focuses on understanding how the brain processes visual information, specifically how we perceive textures and material properties. The research integrates experimental studies with computational modeling to investigate how visual data is transformed into perceptions that guide our behaviors. By developing new analytical tools and leveraging insights from psychophysics and neuroscience, this lab aims to enhance our understanding of visual perception and its implications for addressing visual processing deficits.
visual perceptionneurosciencepsychophysicstexture discriminationmaterial properties
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate how visual texture representations are transformed from basic sensory inputs to more complex perceptual similarities.
AIM 02Assess how task demands influence perceptual representations and judgments in visual processing.
AIM 03Characterize visual judgments of material properties and their link to low-level visual features.
Skills the Lab Values
experimental designdata analysiscomputational modelingpsychophysical testingPython programming
Output against the department
Publications414top 15% of dept.98th of 671
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Citations16ktop 26% of dept.172nd of 671
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