A5074437420- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Color perception and design
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Infrared Target Detection Methodologies
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Noise Effects and Management
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Military Defense Systems Analysis
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
University of Leicester
2014-2024
Marymount University
2019-2022
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
2008-2018
University of Southampton
2006-2010
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
2006-2009
Nottingham Trent University
2009
University of Surrey
2001-2003
Abstract This paper describes the architecture and implementation of an autonomous passenger vehicle designed to navigate using locally perceived information in preference potentially inaccurate or incomplete map data. The was handle original DARPA Urban Challenge requirements perceiving navigating a road network with segments defined by sparse waypoints. includes many heterogeneous sensors significant communications computation bandwidth capture process high‐resolution, high‐rate sensor...
Background Families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report more negative family relationships than families without ADHD. Questions remain as to the role genetic factors underlying associations between and children's ADHD symptoms, symptoms an evocative influence on quality experienced within such families. Utilizing attributes two genetically sensitive research designs, present study examined biologically related nonbiologically maternal parenting practices,...
Abstract The cost of searching for two visual targets simultaneously was compared against separate single‐target searches using exposure time and accuracy measures within a staircase procedure. Dual‐target search all stimuli (colour, shape orientation) exhibited loss one target. For orientation shape, this dual‐target in extreme, with chance‐level performance on colour, an additional time, requiring longer than the summed required searches. An search‐time also found when irrelevant colour...
Pitch and spatial width are two sound attributes that can be coded by temporal acoustic structure. In this study, periodicity pitch was created iteration in a regular-interval noise, whereas determined the degree of interaural correlation. Previous results suggest nonprimary auditory cortex, particularly lateral Heschl's gyrus (HG), plays an important role analysis both properties. It has been argued might reflect common computational process. One proposed candidate is integrating pattern...
Socially disruptive behavior during peer interactions in early childhood is detrimental to children's social, emotional, and academic development. Few studies have investigated the developmental underpinnings of socially using genetically sensitive research designs that allow examination parent-on-child child-on-parent (evocative genotype-environment correlation [rGE]) effects when examining family process child outcome associations. Using an adoption-at-birth design, present study...
Simultaneous search for two targets has been shown to be slower and less accurate than independent searches the same targets. Recent research suggests this 'dual-target cost' may attributable a limit in number of target-templates can guide at any one time. The current study investigated possibility by comparing behavioural responses during single- dual-target defined their orientation. results revealed an increase reaction times dual- compared single-target that was largely items display....
Child-directed speech has long been known to influence children’s vocabulary learning. However, while we know that caregiver utterances differ from those directed at adults in various ways, little is about any differences the lexical properties of child-directed and adult-directed utterances. We compare over half a million word tokens adult children (from caregiver–child transcriptions) same quantity adults. show contains greater numbers words are lower phonemic length, higher frequency,...
Rapidly dropping costs and increasing capabilities of robotic systems are creating unprecedented opportunities in the world marine research. Remote sample collection conditions that were once impossible due to expense, location, timing, or risk now becoming a reality. Of particular interest biological research is aspect removing additional stressors form humans equipment from cetacean monitoring. In partnership between Olin College Engineering Ocean Alliance, fleet multirotor unmanned air...
Claims have been made for associated degrees of impairment on both visual and auditory performance in unilateral neglect extinction. Since this evidence is primarily based different tests each modality, it difficult to properly quantify the degree association between vision audition. The current study compares extinction temporal order judgments (TOJs) two cases with clinical neglect. Stimuli modalities were precisely matched their spatial parameters. results reveal a mixed pattern...
This study reports an experiment investigating the relative effects of intramodal, crossmodal and bimodal cues on visual auditory temporal order judgements. Pairs or targets, separated by varying stimulus onset asynchronies, were presented to either side a central fixation (±45°), participants asked identify target that had occurred first. In some trials, one targets was preceded short, non-predictive visual, audiovisual cue stimulus. The stimuli at exact same locations in space. point...
Visual search is faster and more accurate when a subset of distractors presented before the display containing target. This "preview benefit" has been attributed to separate inhibitory facilitatory guidance mechanisms during search. In preview task temporal cues thought elicit inhibition facilitation provide complementary sources information about likely location this study, we use Bayesian observer model compare sensitivity eliciting produce complementary, competing, information. Observers...
Conventional tagging methods using plastic streamer tags have been the most widely used tool for elucidating fish movements in last half century. With a very high failure rate, these and tracking are unreliable prohibitively expensive global populations. Under current method, fishermen required to remember time location of catch, size fish, weight fish. In order report tagged fisherman cuts off keeps tag from Later, must go back submit form information they can earlier day or even several...
Covert shifts of attention have been shown to improve detection and discrimination thresholds for a range visual stimuli. Although there is some evidence suggest that the allocation particular region interest occurs in retinotopic frame reference, importance an allocentric, or object-based, framework has gained widespread empirical support. The current experiment investigates nature spatial representation which covert occur response reflexive prime. Primes targets were presented four...
The locations of visual objects and events in the world are represented a number different coordinate frameworks. For example, transient is known to attract (exogenous) attention facilitate performance within an egocentric framework. However, when allocated voluntarily particular feature (ie endogenous attention), location that appears be variously encoded either allocentric framework or spatially invariant manner. In three experiments we investigated importance for allocation whether and/or...