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David Remus
Graduate Student

Prior Knowledge and Learning in Object Perception


My research focuses on the role of prior knowledge and learning in object perception. For instance, how does the low-level processing of a novel object (like the one shown here) change once we have some experience with, or expectations about that object? How does the neural representation of a novel object change as it becomes meaningful and we learn to categorize it? To address these and other questions I am using a combination of training, psychophysical and imaging techniques.