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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Already halfway through the fantastic @ecvp.bsky.social‬ conference in Mainz!

It started beautifully with the Perception Lecture given by Astrid Kappers.

Looking forward to reading the paper linked to the lecture that will be published in Perception!

Astrid Kappers being congratulated by Heiko Hecht at the end of her Perception Lecture at ECVP 2025

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Aug 21

💭 Reduction in distraction due to perceptual load: A failure to replicate by Snowden and Gray

"These results show that load theory is, at best, an incomplete explanation of how stimuli are selected, and the fate of the non-attended stimuli."

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jul 24

⬅️➡️ "Delay adaptation does not transfer between discrete button press actions and continuous control" by van Dam et al

Delay adaptation occurs for stylus (graphics tablet) and arrow buttons (keyboard) but doesn't transfer between response styles

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Delay adaptation does not transfer between discrete button press actions and continuous control - Loes CJ van Dam, Svenja Kernig, Karina Lazarova, Melisa Ünal, Nicole Gappa, Benjamin Straube, Thomas S...

When interacting with technology, humans often deal with delays between an action and the desired action outcome. Through delay adaptation these delays will bec...

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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · Jun 19

I really appreciated @mamassian.bsky.social's editorial in @pec-ipe.bsky.social about using LLMs for peer review. The review process faces serious challenges, to be sure: I don't know anyone who hasn't struggled to find reviewers these days. Still, we can't ignore the issues raised here.

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 26

🔵 Qualitative shape from shading by Norman and Todd

This work suggests that humans can distinguish between luminance caused by surface orientation compared to differences in illuminance caused by multiple light sources, cast shadows, and indirect reflections 🌟

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 15

⚫️/⬛️? Reassessing the curvature effect in tables and chairs by Chuquichambi et al

People typically show a preference for curved rather than angular contours, but findings from this paper revealed no clear preference for curvature in chairs or tables

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 13

"And just like microwaves are now mostly used to reheat old meals, LLMs mostly regurgitate some old text that they were trained on. This is hardly what we expect when we ask reviewers to critically evaluate the quality of an original manuscript."

Definitely worth a read 💭
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Pascal Mamassian @mamassian.bsky.social · Jun 13

"As appealing as they can be, Large Language Models are as useful to scientific research as microwaves are to fine
cuisine."

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Using AI for peer reviewing is like using a microwave to reheat an old meal - Pascal Mamassian, 2025

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 13

🖼 The embodied experience of abstract art: Moving across the 20th century by Cox and van Klaveren

This article looks at the emerging relationship between artwork and one's bodily movements and associated embodied affective states 💭

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The embodied experience of abstract art: Moving across the 20th century - Ralf F. A. Cox, Lisa-Maria van Klaveren, 2025

The aim of this study was to contribute to our understanding of embodied art experiences. We were interested in the emerging relationship between artwork, on th...

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 11

👂👃 The diatonic sound of scent imagery by Pimentel et al

This article finds that major modes were perceived as brighter and more liked than minor modes, which was similar for floral & fresh fragrances relative to oriental & woody fragrances 🌸🌟

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jun 2

⚡️🎮 What role does touch play in active entertainment? A narrative review of tactile feedback in gaming - Gao & Spence

Considers the history of tactile feedback to see if there's scope for tactile simulation to enhance interactivity across active entertainment

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · May 13

Do people with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) have mental imagery? 💭

Assessing visual mental imagery abilities in cerebral visual impairment by Manley, Ravenscroft and Merabet

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Apr 28

🏆 Did you know we offer early career best paper prizes?

You could be eligible if you're the primary author and are within 5 years of completing your PhD - definitely worth a look!

For the full list of papers awarded these prizes, please see the link below:
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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Apr 8

👶 Does early visual deprivation affect preference for looking towards face-like stimuli in newborns?

Effects of early visual deprivation on face detection in premature newborns by
de Almeida et al (Perception)

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Mar 27

🏆 Early Career Best Paper Prize Winner 🏆
(Definitely worth a read!)

Monocular blur impairs heading judgements from optic flow by Sheppard et al

"...the impact of monocular blur on heading perception becomes apparent only when optic flow signals are weak"

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Mar 14

⏰️ Time is running out to contribute to our Special Collection on 3D Object Perception and Recognition

If you have exciting results on 3D object perception/ recognition - consider publishing your results in a Special Collection in i-Perception

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Mar 14

⏰️ Time is running out to contribute to our Special Collection on 3D Object Perception and Recognition

If you have exciting results on 3D object perception/ recognition - consider publishing your results in a Special Collection in i-Perception

DL: 31 March 2025

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Ben Balas @bjbalas.bsky.social · Feb 27

Great piece about the importance of spending time with your colleagues over coffee.Totally the kind of thing that probably looks "inefficient" to some, but leads to so many valuable outcomes. #VisionScience

Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 27

"... the best thing to do is to come back to the lab, meet a few times a day in the coffee room, and have all those discussions that we used to have"
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New editorial: The coffee room and the future of perception research
By Frans A.J. Verstraten

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The coffee room and the future of perception research - Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 27

"... the best thing to do is to come back to the lab, meet a few times a day in the coffee room, and have all those discussions that we used to have"
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New editorial: The coffee room and the future of perception research
By Frans A.J. Verstraten

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The coffee room and the future of perception research - Frans A.J. Verstraten, 2025

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 21

If you're into motion perception then this short report is a real treat... (don't forget to check out the videos in the supplementary materials) 🎥

Vection is enhanced by visual oscillation based on four-stroke apparent motion by Nakamura and Palmisano

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 10

Does changing the orientation of the body or arms affect perceptual judgements of length of objects? Read below to find out 😇

The influence of body orientation on length judgements by Scarpellini and Smeets

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 6

Have you ever wondered how to study art-viewing behaviour? 🖼

Visualizing the change of “viewpoints” in 3D virtual art exhibition by Matsumoto and Okada

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Feb 4

Have you ever wondered what predicts an object's perceptual translucency? 🤔

Quantifying the perceptual translucency of the objects by spectrophotometric and imaging methods by Yadegari and Kandi

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#Vision #Light #Translucency

Quantifying the perceptual translucency of the objects by spectrophotometric and imaging methods - Babak Yadegari, Saeideh Gorji Kandi, 2025

This study investigated the performance of various spectrophotometric methods in predicting visually perceived translucency and evaluated the efficiency of imag...

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jan 29

Today we're wondering how it's almost the end of January already 🤯 so we're inspiring you to think about how we measure time perception ⏰️

Quantifying uncertainty in time perception: A modified reproduction method by Boned and López-Moliner

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jan 22

A thought-provoking study on the origins of colour categories by @bevilconway.bsky.social

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If you were at ECVP 2024 in Aberdeen, you heard Bevil give a preview of this work in his Perception Lecture.

The origin of color categories | PNAS

To what extent does concept formation require language? Here, we exploit color to address this question and ask whether macaque monkeys have color ...

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Perception / i-Perception @pec-ipe.bsky.social · Jan 15

Do you have some exciting results on 3D object perception and recognition?

Consider publishing your results in a Special Collection in i-Perception. Your manuscript will be professionally handled by outstanding editors.

Deadline: 31 March 2025

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