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Zoom Colloquium: The Mind‘s Eye, Open, and Closed
Thursday, January 21st, 2021 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
“I used to be a hyperphant and had something like HSAM [Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory]. I had a stroke in...
Zoom Brown Bag: Recovering information hidden behind the binocular scotoma in macular degeneration
Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – When macular degeneration affects the foveae bilaterally, it results in a binocular scotoma that compromises both high-acuity vision...
Oculomotor studies in non-human primates with strabismus
Thursday, January 7th, 2021 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Binocular alignment and binocular coordination of eye movements are necessary to direct both foveae at targets within 3D space. Unfortunately,...
The Logic of Depth Cue Combination
Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 – 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM
Abstract. For the visual world in which we operate, the core issue is to conceptualize how its three-dimensional structure is encoded...
Research in the Time of COVID-19
Thursday, December 17th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
In mid-March Chancellor Carol Christ announced that UC Berkeley would be locked down, on-campus research would be suspended and PIs...
K99-R00 Workshop: What is this is award and should I apply?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 – 1:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Abstract: The K99-R00 Pathway to Independence Award is designed to facilitate the transition from a mentored postdoctoral position to an...
Factors associated with slow reading and impaired fine motor skills in children with amblyopia
Thursday, November 19th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – Amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) is the most common cause of monocular vision impairment among children, affecting 2 or 3...
Ethics Seminar: Authorship & Publication
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
As part of the SKERI postdoctoral fellowship program and as recipients of the NEI Institutional postdoctoral grant, we are required...
Saliency, Selective Tuning, and Eye Movements: How do these come together?
Thursday, October 29th, 2020 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Abstract – Most who have spent any time working on visual attention intuitively know that saliency, selection, and eye movements are...
A State of the Science Virtual Conference on Rehabilitation Technology and Methods in Blindness and Low Vision
Friday, October 23rd, 2020 – 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
The goal of this conference is to identify needs for future research in rehabilitation technology, methods for the blind and...