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M. A. Changizi (theoretical neurosceince and vision)
17 years ago
Right about time for another wise-ass journal...
I was browsing Typophile forums a while back when I came across a link to this Dr. Mark A. Changizi's page of research papers.
It's full of fascinating reads and interestign ideas. And they make sense. Some of my picks:
A new function for binocular vision, and the evolution of forward-facing eyes
"Here we describe new research suggesting that the degree of binocular convergence is selected to maximize how much the animal can see in its environment. Animals in non-cluttery environments can see the most around them with panoramic, laterally directed eyes. Animals in cluttery environments, however, can see best when their eyes face forward, for binocularity has the power of "seeing through" clutter out in the world."
Bare skin, blood, emotion, and the evolution of primate color vision
Why letters are shaped the way they are
"The Structures of Letters and Symbols throughout Human History Are Selected to Match Those Found in Objects in Natural Scenes"
Patterns across writing systems, and what it tells us about visual recognition
Latency correction and a general theory of illusions
"Perceiving-the-present is the theoretical framework positing that the function of the visual system is to generate percepts representative not of the scene that generated the proximal stimulus, but of the scene that will be present at the time the percept actually occurs about 100 msec later, thereby compensating for the neural delay."
Ultimate computational limits on learning
"Natural notions of "learning with error" are introduced, and the ultimate computational limits of learning studied in light of the new notions."
Writers might be interested in these articles concerning language:
Vagueness of natural language (and another one)
The economical organization of the lexicon
I also found Complexity Digest, which looks well worth digging through.
I was browsing Typophile forums a while back when I came across a link to this Dr. Mark A. Changizi's page of research papers.
It's full of fascinating reads and interestign ideas. And they make sense. Some of my picks:
A new function for binocular vision, and the evolution of forward-facing eyes
"Here we describe new research suggesting that the degree of binocular convergence is selected to maximize how much the animal can see in its environment. Animals in non-cluttery environments can see the most around them with panoramic, laterally directed eyes. Animals in cluttery environments, however, can see best when their eyes face forward, for binocularity has the power of "seeing through" clutter out in the world."
Bare skin, blood, emotion, and the evolution of primate color vision
Why letters are shaped the way they are
"The Structures of Letters and Symbols throughout Human History Are Selected to Match Those Found in Objects in Natural Scenes"
Patterns across writing systems, and what it tells us about visual recognition
Latency correction and a general theory of illusions
"Perceiving-the-present is the theoretical framework positing that the function of the visual system is to generate percepts representative not of the scene that generated the proximal stimulus, but of the scene that will be present at the time the percept actually occurs about 100 msec later, thereby compensating for the neural delay."
Ultimate computational limits on learning
"Natural notions of "learning with error" are introduced, and the ultimate computational limits of learning studied in light of the new notions."
Writers might be interested in these articles concerning language:
Vagueness of natural language (and another one)
The economical organization of the lexicon
I also found Complexity Digest, which looks well worth digging through.
re: Why letters are shaped the way they are
No *WONDER* "I" looks like a penis and "You" looks like a crotch, a vagina and a pair of perky nipples.. I guess written english was created by men. :)
And the one on computational limits I'll be reading with an eye to transhumanism via augmentation, I dare say.
"Bare skin, blood, emotion, and the evolution of primate color vision" alone brings to mind something I've oft wondered about, but not had any scientific/theoretical guidance to go by. I think I'm going to have to read these...!