Vision & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

McMaster University

Laboratory Profiles


 



Recent Publications

Patrick J. Bennett


Betts, L.R., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2009). Spatial characteristics of center-surround antagonism in younger and older adults. Journal of Vision, 9(1), 1-15. [PubMed]

Govenlock, S.W., Taylor, C.P., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2009). The effect of aging on the orientational selectivity of the human visual system. Vision Research, 49(1), 164-72. [PubMed]

Hussain, Z., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2009). How much practice is needed to produce perceptual learning? Vision Research, 49(21), 2624-34. [PubMed]

Hussain, Z., Sekuler, A.B. & Bennett, P.J. (2009). Perceptual learning modifies inversion effects for faces and textures. Vision Research, 49(18), 2273-84. [PubMed]

Hussain, Z., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2009). Contrast-reversal abolishes perceptual learning. Journal of Vision, 9(4):20, 1-8. [PubMed]

Rousselet, G.A., Husk, J.S., Pernet, C.R., Gaspar, C.M., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2009). Age-related delay in information accrual for faces: Evidence from a parametric, single-trial EEG approach. BMC Neuroscience, 10:114. [PubMed]

Taylor, C.P., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2009). Spatial frequency summation in visual noise. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 26(11), B84-B93. [PubMed]

Gaspar, C.M., Bennett, P.J. & Sekuler, A.B. (2008). The effects of face inversion and contrast reversal on efficiency and internal noise. Vision Research, 48(8), 1084-95. [PubMed]

Gaspar, C.M., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2008). Spatial frequency tuning of upright and inverted face identification. Vision Research, 48(28), 2817-26. [PubMed]

Hussain, Z., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2008). Robust perceptual learning in the absence of sleep. Vision Research, 48(28), 2785-92. [PubMed]

Nagai, M., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler (2008). Exploration of vertical bias in perceptual completion of illusory contours: Threshold measures and response classification. Journal of Vision, 8(7), 1-17.

Roudaia, E., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2008). The effect of aging on contour integration. Vision Research, 48(28), 2767-74. [PubMed]

Rousselet, G. A., Husk, J. S., Bennett, P. J., & Sekuler, A. B. (2008). Time course and robustness of ERP object and face differences. Journal of Vision, 8(12), 1-18.

Rousselet, G.A., Pernet, C.R., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2008). Parametric study of EEG sensitivity to phase noise during face processing. BMC Neuroscience, 9:98.

Husk, J.S., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2007). Inverting houses and textures: Investigating the characteristics of learned inversion effects. Vision Research, 47(27), 3350-3359. [PubMed]

Betts, L.R., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2007). The effects of aging on orientation discrimination. Vision Research, 47(13), 1769-1780. [PubMed]

Nagai, M., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2007). Spatiotemporal templates for detecting orientation-defined targets. Journal of Vision, 7(8), 1-16. [PubMed]

Rousselet, G.A., Husk, J.S., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2007). Single-trial EEG brain dynamics of object and face visual processing. NeuroImage, 36(3), 843-862. [PubMed]

Bennett, P.J., Sekuler, R., & Sekuler, A.B. (2007). The effects of aging on motion detection and direction identification. Vision Research. [PubMed]

Richards, E., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2006). Age related changes in learning with the useful field of view. Vision Research, 46(25), 4217-31. [PubMed]

Rousselet, G.A., Husk, J.S., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2005). Spatial scaling factors explain eccentricity effects in face ERPs. Journal of Vision, 5(10), 755-63.

Gold, J.M., Murray, R.F., Sekuler, A.B, Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, R. (2005). Visual memory decay is deterministic. Psychological Science, 16(10), 769-74. [PubMed]

Murray, R.F., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2005). Classification images predict absolute efficiency. Journal of Vision, 5(2), 139-49.

Betts, L.R., Taylor, C.P., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2005). Aging reduces center-surround antagonism in visual motion perception. Neuron, 45(3), 361-6. [PubMed]

Sekuler, A.B., Gapar, C.M., Gold, J.M., & Bennett, P.J. (2004). Inversion leads to quantitative changes in faces processing. Current Biology, 14(5), 391-6. [PubMed]

Gold, J.M., Sekuler, A.B,, & Bennett, P.J. (2004). Characterizing perceptual learning with external noise. Cognitive Science, 28(2), 167-207.

Sole, L.M., Shettleworth, S.J., & Bennett, P.J. (2003). Uncertainty in pigeons. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review , 10(3), 738-745.

Murray, R.F., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2003). A linear cue-combination framework for understanding selective attention. Journal of Vision, 3(2), 116-145.

Bennett, P.J. (2002). Vision: early psychological processes. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. London: Macmillan Publishers.

Murray, R.F., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2002) Optimal methods for calculating classification images: weighted sums. Journal of Vision, 2(1), 79-104.

Murray, R.F., Sekuler, A.B., & Bennett, P.J. (2001) Time course of amodal completion revealed by a shape discrimination task. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 8(4), 713-720. Bennett, P.J. & Pratt, J. (2001). The spatial distribution of inhibition of return. Psychological Science, 12(1), 76-80.

Sekuler, A.B. & Bennett, P.J. (2001). Uncommon common fate: Grouping by common luminance changes. Psychological Science, 12(6), 437-444.

Della-Maggiore, V., Sekuler, A.B., Bennett, P.J., Grady, C.L., Sekuler, R. & McIntosh, A.R. (2000). Corticolimbic interactions associated with visual perceptual memory are modified by age. Journal of Neuroscience, 20(22), 8410-8416.

Gold, J.M., Murray, R.F., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A.B. (2000). Deriving behavioural receptive fields for visually completed contours. Current Biology, 10, 663-666.

Gold, J., Bennett, P. J., & Sekuler, A. B. (1999). Signal but not noise changes with perceptual learning. Nature, 402, 6758(Nov), 176-178.

McIntosh, A. R., Sekuler, A. B., Penpeci, C., Rajah, M. N., Grady, C. L., Sekuler, R., & Bennett, P. J. (1999). Recruitment of unique neural systems supporting visual memory in normal aging. Current Biology, 9, 1275-1278.

Gold, J., Bennett, P. J., & Sekuler, A. B. (1999). Identification of band-pass filtered letters and faces by human and ideal observers. Vision Research, 39, 3537-3560.

Bennett, P. J., Sekuler, A. B., & Ozin, L. (1999). Effects of aging on calculation efficiency and equivalent noise. Journal of the Optical Society of America [A], 16(3), 654-668.