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Expertise in Object Perception

Grantee: Vanderbilt University

Grant Details

Project Lead Isabel Gauthier Ph.D. Co-PIs: James Tanaka, Tim Curran, Mike Tarr, Merlene Behrmann, Daniel Bub, Robert Schultz, David Sheinberg, Garrison Cottrell, and Thomas Palmeri
Amount $1,509,155
Year Awarded
Summary

This collaborative network plans an inter-disciplinary collaboration spanning different levels of analysis. The researchers will compare normal subjects, individuals with visual agnosia or autism, and non-human primates, as well as computational models to explore mechanism in object recognition, categorization, and the nature of perceptual expertise. The establishment of a collaborative network will provide a catalyst for research on perceptual expertise and the neural plasticity of visual systems.