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Low Vision Support Group, 6/6/18: Don’t Let What You Cannot Do Interfere with What You Can Do
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Our speaker will be Steve Reichenbach. Steve is researcher at UC Berkeley and an avid cyclist who also has severe...
Exploring the impact of presentation mode on reading comprehension among sighted and blind individuals
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Technological advancements have made the distribution of reading materials in audio formats more common. Investigating how presentation mode impacts...
Visual processing during decision making and active vision
Thursday, May 31st, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Visual perception is often characterized as a process of encoding and decoding. Encoding describes the representation of visual features...
Post-AVRO/VSS Talks
Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Post-AVRO/VSS Talks Today! I’m looking forward to seeing you all for this rejuvenated Brown Bag today. 10 minute presentations and 5...
Interacting with the world without a fovea: eye, head, and body movements in AMD
Thursday, May 24th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract” Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of central field loss in the world. In individuals with CFL,...
Visual channels and neural networks underlying the iconic memory
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: Motivated by the possibility that the performance in iconic memory predicts cognitive decline in the elderly, we investigated the...
VSS Practice Talks
Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018, from 12:00- 1:00PM Room 204 VSS Practice talk session: If you’re presenting at VSS do bring your presentation...
Saccadic and Manual Reaction Times in Amblyopia
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Abstract: It has been known for over half a century that both saccadic and manual reaction times are longer for...
The Low Vision Support Group Meeting: Mystery lecture
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 – 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Low Vision Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 3 pm. The meetings are at...
FlashSonar as a new way to see: The next step in advancing movement and navigation for blind people
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
A discussion on the advancement of movement and navigation for blind people through techniques including FlashSonar, derived from recent and emerging...