December 2021
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Zoom Colloquium: New developments in measuring stereoscopic vision
Event Date:Abstract - Recent data have demonstrated limits in the way clinical and psychophysical stereo tests measure stereopsis. Among others, we discovered a new family of non-stereoscopic cues and failures in the psychophysical methods. I will present these data and how to circumvent the issues with new methods and sampling algorithms. We developed three new stereo tests and tested their psychometric properties. Finally, with these tests we revisited the question of the link between stereoacuity and vergence abilities. http://www.aging-vision-action.fr/people/adrien-chopin/
Improving Zoom accessibility for people with hearing impairments People with hearing impairments often use lipreading and speechreading to improve speech comprehension. This approach is helpful but only works if the speaker’s face and mouth are clearly visible. For the benefit of people with hearing impairments on Zoom calls, please enable your device’s camera whenever you are speaking on Zoom, and face the camera while you speak. (Feel free to disable your camera when you aren’t speaking.)
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Zoom Colloquium: The neural correlates of visuo-spatial information processing in healthy aging
Event Date:Abstract - The 21st century is marked by a demographic “graying” of the global population. In this context, spatial navigation as a complex behavior encompassing perceptual, cognitive, and motor processes, provides an ideal framework for the study of normal and pathological aging. Older adults exhibit prominent impairments in their capacity to navigate efficiently, reorient in unfamiliar environments, or update their path when faced with obstacles. These changes in navigation capabilities reduce older adults’ autonomy and mobility, resulting in an increased risk of progression of age-related disorders. This decline in navigational capabilities has traditionally been ascribed to memory impairments and dysexecutive function whereas the impact of visual aging has often been overlooked. The ability to perceive visuo-spatial information such as the overall layout of an environment or the salient landmarks it contains is essential to navigate in space efficiently. To date, the functional and neurobiological factors responsible for the deterioration of visuo-spatial functions in healthy and pathological aging remain insufficiently characterized. To address this issue, we implement a highly interdisciplinary approach, bringing together clinical, psychophysical and behavioral assessments as well as neuroimaging paradigms combining morphometric measurements, connectivity analyses, fMRI, mobile EEG, and virtual reality. During this seminar, I will present some experimental results from healthy young and older participants using an integrative approach from passive perception of visual scenes to active navigation tasks. This work allows a better comprehension of the neural dynamics subtending visual and navigation processing and it provides new insights for the development of innovative remediation methods, such as visual devices or spatial environment designs, in order to improve the autonomy and healthcare of these populations. http://www.aging-vision-action.fr/people/stephen-ramanoel/ https://univ-cotedazur.fr/annuaire/m-stephen-ramanoel
Improving Zoom accessibility for people with hearing impairments People with hearing impairments often use lipreading and speechreading to improve speech comprehension. This approach is helpful but only works if the speaker’s face and mouth are clearly visible. For the benefit of people with hearing impairments on Zoom calls, please enable your device’s camera whenever you are speaking on Zoom, and face the camera while you speak. (Feel free to disable your camera when you aren’t speaking.)
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Zoom Colloquium: Road to Academia: Experts Provide Guidance
Event Date:Abstract - This workshop will cover the academic job application process. The panelists will include experienced search committee members and junior faculty who have recently obtained or are in the process of searching for an academic position. The workshop will cover academic and job search for primarily research and teaching-oriented institutions. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A period.
Experts will include: Junior Faculty Panel Alexis M Coulourides Kogan: https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/alexis-m-coulourides-kogan/ Cindy Veldhuis https://www.nursing.columbia.edu/profile/cindy-veldhuis-phd Haylie Miller https://www.kines.umich.edu/directory/haylie-miller Laura Cacciamani https://psycd.calpoly.edu/faculty-staff/Laura-Cacciamani
Search Committee Panel Dennis Levi https://optometry.berkeley.edu/people/dennis-m-levi-od-phd/ Mike Webster https://www.unr.edu/psychology/faculty/michael-webster
Improving Zoom accessibility for people with hearing impairments People with hearing impairments often use lipreading and speechreading to improve speech comprehension. This approach is helpful but only works if the speaker’s face and mouth are clearly visible. For the benefit of people with hearing impairments on Zoom calls, please enable your device’s camera whenever you are speaking on Zoom, and face the camera while you speak. (Feel free to disable your camera when you aren’t speaking.)
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