Perception and Sensory Processing
Perception and sensory processing research examines how the brain receives, interprets, and integrates sensory information from the environment. Our world-class faculty are studying vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell and exploring how neural systems transform stimuli into meaningful experiences. Their work advances understanding of sensory disorders, multisensory integration, and how perception shapes behavior and cognition.
Members
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Dr. Bex uses cross-disciplinary approaches to study basic and clinical vision science, extending visual perception models to real-world conditions while developing diagnostic and rehabilitation methods for blinding eye diseases like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and amblyopia.
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Dr. Eskew studies visual psychophysics, particularly color detection and discrimination, constructing and testing quantitative models of color mechanisms, ON and OFF pathways, and S-cone asymmetries.
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Dr. Kwon studies visual perception and brain plasticity following visual impairment, using behavioral experiments, eye tracking, neuroimaging, and computational modeling to investigate how eye disorders affect visual processing.
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Dr. Peelle’s research is centered on the psychological and neural basis for human communication, particularly in the interaction between sensory and cognitive, and social factors.
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Dr. Seitz studies perception, learning, and multisensory processing using diverse methodologies to create accessible tools and personalized training that improve cognitive performance in underserved populations.
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Northeastern professor leads global study on why some people hear better in noisy spaces
Jonathan Peelle, associate professor of psychology, worked with other researchers on a study that shows that people’s ability to detect background sounds varies from person to person, and is influenced by the noise that came before the sounds. -
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Millions of people have macular degeneration. Could this training model help restore their sight?
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When was the last time you sat down and tried to learn something? How did you approach it? Did you make flashcards for hard-to-remember terms and concepts, ask a friend to quiz you on the subject or simply jump into the deep end with a new project? New research from Northeastern University psychology professor Aaron Seitz suggests that…