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Assessing the reliability of web-based measurements of visual function (2023)
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Leadbeater, R. J., McGraw, P., & Ledgeway, T. (2024). Assessing the reliability of web-based measurements of visual function. Behavior Research Methods, 56, 406-416. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-02057-2

Many behavioural phenomena have been replicated using web-based experiments, but evaluation of the agreement between objective measures of web- and lab-based performance is required if scientists and clinicians are to reap the benefits of web-based t... Read More about Assessing the reliability of web-based measurements of visual function.

The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading (2022)
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Beh, A., McGraw, P. V., & Schluppeck, D. (2023). The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading. Vision Research, 204, Article 108163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2022.108163

Vision loss is a common, devastating complication of cerebral strokes. In some cases the complete contra-lesional visual field is affected, leading to problems with routine tasks and, notably, the ability to read. Although visual information crucial... Read More about The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading.

The spatial properties of adaptation-induced distance compression (2022)
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Jovanovic, L., McGraw, P. V., Roach, N. W., & Johnston, A. (2022). The spatial properties of adaptation-induced distance compression. Journal of Vision, 22(11), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.22.11.7

Exposure to a dynamic texture reduces the perceived separation between objects, altering the mapping between physical relations in the environment and their neural representations. Here we investigated the spatial tuning and spatial frame of referenc... Read More about The spatial properties of adaptation-induced distance compression.

Linking Multi-Modal MRI to Clinical Measures of Visual Field Loss After Stroke (2022)
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Beh, A., McGraw, P. V., Webb, B. S., & Schluppeck, D. (2022). Linking Multi-Modal MRI to Clinical Measures of Visual Field Loss After Stroke. Frontiers in Neuroscience,

Loss of vision across large parts of the visual field is a common and devastating complication of cerebral strokes. In the clinic, this loss is quantified by measuring the sensitivity threshold across the field of vision using static perimetry. These... Read More about Linking Multi-Modal MRI to Clinical Measures of Visual Field Loss After Stroke.

Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes (2021)
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Batool, A., Rutherford, P., McGraw, P., Ledgeway, T., & Altomonte, S. (2022). Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes. Lighting Research and Technology, 54(6), 576-594. https://doi.org/10.1177/14771535211055703

When looking out of a window, natural views are usually associated with restorative qualities and are given a higher preference than urban scenes. Previous research has shown that gaze behaviour might differ based on the natural or urban content of v... Read More about Gaze correlates of view preference: Comparing natural and urban scenes.

Attentional eye selection modulates sensory eye dominance (2021)
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Wang, M., McGraw, P., & Ledgeway, T. (2021). Attentional eye selection modulates sensory eye dominance. Vision Research, 188, 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.06.006

Brief periods of monocular deprivation significantly modify binocular visual processing. For example, patching one eye for a few hours alters the inter-ocular balance, with the previously patched eye becoming dominant once the patch is removed (Lungh... Read More about Attentional eye selection modulates sensory eye dominance.

Learning to silence saccadic suppression (2021)
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Scholes, C., McGraw, P. V., & Roach, N. W. (2021). Learning to silence saccadic suppression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(6), Article e2012937118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2012937118

Perceptual stability is facilitated by a decrease in visual sensitivity during rapid eye movements, called saccadic suppression. While a large body of evidence demonstrates that saccadic programming is plastic, little is known about whether the perce... Read More about Learning to silence saccadic suppression.

Window Views: Difference of Perception during the COVID-19 Lockdown (2021)
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Batool, A., Rutherford, P., McGraw, P., Ledgeway, T., & Altomonte, S. (2021). Window Views: Difference of Perception during the COVID-19 Lockdown. LEUKOS, 17(4), 380-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502724.2020.1854780

The provision of daylight, fresh air, and of a view outdoors are among the known characteristics of windows. But how does the perception of a window differ when it becomes the primary way of connecting to the physical world outside? In the first half... Read More about Window Views: Difference of Perception during the COVID-19 Lockdown.

View preference in urban environments (2020)
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Batool, A., Rutherford, P., McGraw, P., Ledgeway, T., & Altomonte, S. (2021). View preference in urban environments. Lighting Research and Technology, 53(7), 613-636. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153520981572

With people spending up to 90% of their time in indoor spaces, windows and the visual connection that they afford to the outside, can play an important role in ensuring physical and psychological well-being. This is particularly relevant in urban set... Read More about View preference in urban environments.

The Effect of Perceptual Learning on Face Recognition in Individuals with Central Vision Loss (2020)
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Haris, E. M., McGraw, P., Webb, B. S., Chung, S. T. L., & Astle, A. T. (2020). The Effect of Perceptual Learning on Face Recognition in Individuals with Central Vision Loss. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 61(2), https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.61.8.2

Purpose: To examine whether perceptual learning could improve face discrimination and recognition in older adults with central vision loss. Methods: Ten participants with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) received 5 days of training on a face d... Read More about The Effect of Perceptual Learning on Face Recognition in Individuals with Central Vision Loss.

Does physical exercise and congruent visual stimulation enhance perceptual learning? (2020)
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Campana, G., Fongoni, L., Astle, A., & McGraw, P. V. (2020). Does physical exercise and congruent visual stimulation enhance perceptual learning?. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 40(5), 680-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12712

Purpose: There is currently great interest in methods that can modulate brain plasticity, both in terms of understanding the basic mechanisms and in the remedial application to situations of sensory loss. Recent work has focussed on how different man... Read More about Does physical exercise and congruent visual stimulation enhance perceptual learning?.

Short-term monocular deprivation reduces inter-ocular suppression of the deprived eye (2020)
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Wang, M., McGraw, P., & Ledgeway, T. (2020). Short-term monocular deprivation reduces inter-ocular suppression of the deprived eye. Vision Research, 173, 29-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.05.001

The adult visual system was traditionally thought to be relatively hard-wired, but recent studies have challenged this view by demonstrating plasticity following brief periods of monocular deprivation (Lunghi, Burr, & Morrone, 2011; Lunghi, Burr, & M... Read More about Short-term monocular deprivation reduces inter-ocular suppression of the deprived eye.

Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance (2019)
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Wang, M., McGraw, P., & Ledgeway, T. (2019). Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance. Vision Research, 163, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2019.07.004

The competitive and inhibitory interactions between the two eyes’ images are a pervasive aspect of binocular vision. Over the last decade, our understanding of the neural processes underpinning binocular rivalry (BR) and continuous flash suppression... Read More about Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance.

Orientation tuning and contrast dependence of continuous flash suppression in amblyopia and normal vision (2018)
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Gao, T. Y., Ledgeway, T., Lie, A. L., Anstice, N., Black, J., McGraw, P. V., & Thompson, B. (2018). Orientation tuning and contrast dependence of continuous flash suppression in amblyopia and normal vision. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 59(13), 5462-5472. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-23954

Purpose: Suppression in amblyopia may be an unequal form of normal interocular suppression or a distinct pathophysiology. To explore this issue, we examined the orientation tuning and contrast dependence of continuous flash suppression (CFS) in adult... Read More about Orientation tuning and contrast dependence of continuous flash suppression in amblyopia and normal vision.

Estimation of contrast sensitivity from fixational eye movements (2018)
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Denniss, J., Scholes, C., McGraw, P. V., Nam, S., & Roach, N. W. (2018). Estimation of contrast sensitivity from fixational eye movements. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 59(13), 5408-5416. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-24674

Purpose: Even during steady fixation, people make small eye movements such as microsaccades, whose rate is altered by presentation of salient stimuli. Our goal was to develop a practical method for objectively and robustly estimating contrast sensiti... Read More about Estimation of contrast sensitivity from fixational eye movements.

Selective modulation of visual sensitivity during fixation (2018)
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Scholes, C. D., McGraw, P. V., & Roach, N. W. (in press). Selective modulation of visual sensitivity during fixation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 119(6), https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00819.2017

During periods of steady fixation, we make small amplitude ocular movements, termed microsaccades, at a rate of 1-2 every second. Early studies provided evidence that visual sensitivity is reduced during microsaccades - akin to the well-established s... Read More about Selective modulation of visual sensitivity during fixation.

Position matching between the visual fields in strabismus (2018)
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Hussain, Z., Astle, A. T., Webb, B. S., & McGraw, P. V. (2018). Position matching between the visual fields in strabismus. Journal of Vision, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1167/18.1.9

The misalignment of visual input in strabismus disrupts positional judgments.We measured positional accuracy in the extrafoveal visual field (18–78 eccentricity) of a large group of strabismic subjects and a normal control group to identify positiona... Read More about Position matching between the visual fields in strabismus.

Rate after-effects fail to transfer cross-modally: evidence for distributed sensory timing mechanisms (2018)
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Motola, A., Heron, J., McGraw, P. V., Roach, N. W., & Whitaker, D. (2018). Rate after-effects fail to transfer cross-modally: evidence for distributed sensory timing mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 924. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19218-z

Accurate time perception is critical for a number of human behaviours, such as understanding speech and the appreciation of music. However, it remains unresolved whether sensory time perception is mediated by a central timing component regulating all... Read More about Rate after-effects fail to transfer cross-modally: evidence for distributed sensory timing mechanisms.

Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation (2016)
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Roach, N. W., McGraw, P. V., Whitaker, D., & Heron, J. (2017). Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(2), 412-417. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1610706114

To enable effective interaction with the environment, the brain combines noisy sensory information with expectations based on prior experience. There is ample evidence showing that humans can learn statistical regularities in sensory input and exploi... Read More about Generalization of prior information for rapid Bayesian time estimation.