Class: CLPS 1591 – An Experimental Analysis of Vision for Action and Vision for Perception: Are There Separate Mechanisms?

Instructor(s): Dr. Fulvio Domini

Student(s): Hannah Joyce (Cognitive Neuroscience ScB, 2022)

“I heard about CURE from a class I took in the Fall, Toolbox for Scientific Research. I am really excited to pursue research as an undergrad at Brown. Doing so now seems more accessible and less intimidating.”

–Hannah Joyce

Description: 

My project sought to assess the validity of the Dual Visual Stream Hypothesis by creating a new version of the Ponzo Illusion and an action task that requires direct comparison. Though I was not able to conduct my experiment, I predict that there would be no significant difference between vision for perception and vision for action, providing evidence against the Dual Visual Stream Hypothesis. I heard about CURE from a class I took in the Fall, Toolbox for Scientific Research. I am really excited to pursue research as an undergrad at Brown. Doing so now seems more accessible and less intimidating.