Oxyopias
Seminars on basic, clinical, or applied vision topics hosted by the UC Berkeley School of Optometry (more at Description). Open and free to the public.
Unless otherwise noted, seminars will be scheduled at 4:00 PM on Fridays in Room 489 Minor Hall (see map).
Next Oxyopia
Archived Oxyopias: Past Oxyopias
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See the following links for information about:
HWNI Upcoming Events
- Neuroscience-related seminars, colloquia, retreats, conferences, etc. are posted at neuroscience.berkeley.edu, including events sponsored by the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI) and other departments or programs.
Vision Science Oxyopias 2009 Schedule
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Feb. 6, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall |
Aaron Seitz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside
Host: TBA
Title: The Role of Reward in Perceptual Learning
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Feb. 20, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall |
Benedict Ng
International Graduate School of Neuroscience, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
Host: Ralph Freeman
Title: The avian visual wulst: Functional analogue to the primary visual cortex?
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Feb. 27, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Frederic Gosselin, PhD
Associate Professor, Département de Psychologie. Université de Montréal
Host: Stan Klein
Title: The use of visual information in letter identification and reading
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Mar. 20, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Hany Farid, PhD
Professor, Image Science Group, Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College
Host: Martin Banks
Title: Image Forensics
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Apr. 2, 2009
Thursday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Wilson S. Geisler, PhD
David Wechsler Regents Professor of Psychology, Center for Perceptual Systems and Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Host: TBA
Russell De Valois Memorial Lecture [info]
Title: Natural Systems Analysis of Visual Search
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Apr. 10, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall |
Inigo Novales Flamarique, PhD
Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; Visiting scientist, U.S.-Canada Fulbright Chair at the Neuroscience Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara
Host: Dennis Levi
Title: Transcriptional regulation of opsin expression and its ecological significance
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May 15, 2009
Friday, 12 PM (noon)
489 Minor Hall
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Cathy Cheng, PhD
Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of Califronia, Berkeley
Host: Xiaohua Gong
Title: Dissecting the Mechanisms for Intercellular Protein Transport and Transparency in the Lens: Functional Studies of Gap Junction Communication and α-crystallins
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June 5, 2009
Friday, 5 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Alex Huk, PhD
Assistant Professor, Section of Neurobiology, Dept. of Psychology, and Center for Perceptual Systems, University of Texas, Austin
Host: Michael Silver
Title: Neural basis of 3D motion perception
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June 19, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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David Ress, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Research, Department of Neurobiology, Center for Perceptual Systems, University of Texas at Austin
Host: Michael Silver
Title: Topography of visual stimulation and attention in human superior colliculus
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June 23, 2009
CANCELLED
489 Minor Hall
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Christiane Thiel, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Neurobiology, Institute of Biology and Environmental Science, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany
Host: Michael Silver
Title: Cholinergic modulation of visuospatial attention in the human brain
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June 30, 2009
Tuesday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Donald Mitchell, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Host: Dennis Levi
Title: When daily visual input is mixed: A fresh look at the role of early visual experience in the development of vision
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July 23, 2009
Thursday, 4 PM
100 Minor Hall
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Susan Barry, PhD
Professor of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Host: Dennis Levi
Title: Fixing My Gaze: Acquiring Stereovision in Adult Life
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Sept. 11, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Andrew Huberman, PhD
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
Host: Marla Feller
Title: Genetic dissection of visual circuits
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Sept. 18, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Sara Mednick, PhD
Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego
Host: Stanley Klein
Title: The role of sleep in cognition: from perception to creativity
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Sept. 25, 2009
Friday, 11 AM
5101 Tolman Hall
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James Pomerantz, PhD
Department of Psychology, Rice University; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine
Host: TBD
This is an Irvin Rock Memorial Lecture.
Title: Grouping and Emergent Features in Vision: An Approach to Basic Gestalts
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Oct. 9, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Michael Webster, PhD
Foundation Professor of Psychology, Graduate Programs in Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno
Host: Karen De Valois
Title: Adapting images to observers
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Oct. 23, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Alessandra Angelucci, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Host: Michael Silver
Title: Contextual effects in primary visual cortex: pathways and mechanisms
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Oct. 30, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Fred Rieke, PhD
Associate Professor, Investigator HHMI, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle
Host: Marla Feller
Title: Cone noise and the sensitivity of cone vision
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Nov. 6, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Preeti Verghese, PhD
Scientist, Visual Psychophysics Laboratory, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Host: Michael Silver
Title: Active search for multiple targets under time pressure: where to look next?
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Nov. 20, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Daniel Graham, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dept. of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Host: Bruno Olshausen
Title: The Efficient Artist: Statistical Regularities in Art and Their Relationships with Visual Coding
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Dec. 4, 2009
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Satchin Panda, PhD
Assistant Professor, Regulatory Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA
Host: Marla Feller
Title: Molecules and Circuits of Melanopsin Signaling
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Vision Science Oxyopias 2010 Schedule
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Jan. 22, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Gordon Legge, PhD
Professor, Professor, Minnesota Laboratory for Low-vision Research, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Host: Susana Chung
Title: The Visual Accessibility of Indoor Spaces
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Feb. 5, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Edward Conner, PhD
Director and Associate Professor, Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Host: TBA
Title: TBA
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Feb. 12, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Maneesh Agrawala, PhD
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Host: Marty Banks
Title: TBA
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Feb. 19, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Paul Harmatz, MD
Pediatric GI and Nutrition, Children's Hospital, Oakland
Host: Karsten Gronert
Title: TBA
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Mar. 4, 2010
Thursday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Jay Neitz, PhD
Bishop Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle
Host: Karen De Valois
Russell De Valois Memorial Lecture [info]
Title: TBA
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Mar. 12, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Katherine Rauen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, NF/Ras Pathway; Clinic Director, AFP Program; Associate Director, Medical Genetics Residency Program, UC San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Host: Deborah Orel-Bixler
Title: TBA
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Apr. 2, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Zhong-Lin Lu, PhD
William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology and Biomedical Engineering; Co-Director, University of Southern California
Host: Susana Chung
Title: TBA
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Apr. 9, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
489 Minor Hall
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Harry Quigley, MD
Director, Glaucoma Service, and Director, Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Host: Suzanne Fleiszig
Title: TBA
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Apr. 16, 2010
Friday, 4 PM
100 Minor Hall
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Martin Usrey, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis
Host: TBA
Title: TBA
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Speakers
If you wish to suggest or be an Oxyopia speaker, please contact:
Dr. Dennis Levi
dlevi@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-642-3414
Fax: 510-642-7806
Any basic, clinical, or applied vision topic is suitable.
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Past Oxyopias
Archived Oxyopias
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