Researchers in perception in the School of Psychology have interests in a range of topics in vision including surface perception, space perception, face perception, stereopsis, motion, lightness, colour, transparency, depth, shape, and attention. The group has a large set of overlapping interests in a broad range of topics in vision, and employ a range of computational, behavioral, and neuro-imaging approaches in studying visual processes. The group is extremely successful in securing extramural funding, and has a strong publication record in the top journals in vision, psychology, and general science (including the cover of Nature).

Here is a list of the people within the School who are most involved in perception research. Follow the links for further information including publications.

Barbara Gillam
Stereoscopic vision. The perception of surfaces and occlusion. Perceptual coherence. Hemispheric integration. Attention. Professional issues in psychology.

Joel Pearson
Joel Pearson studies the neural bases of visual perception, memory, mental imagery, attention and awareness by using behavioural, human brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques. Specific research topics include binocular rivalry and ambiguous vision, mental imagery, dynamics and neural basis of visual memory, characteristics of visual feature binding, feature representations in visual cortex, object recognition, visual attention and consciousness.

Branka Spehar
Visual perception, attention.