Determinants and consequences of conscious visual awareness [ 2008-01-01 - 2011-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Honorary Professor Ottmar Lipp (Chief Investigator) ,  Honorary Professor Ottmar Lipp (Chief Investigator) ,  Philip Grove (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Derek Arnold (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Derek Arnold (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Determinants and consequences of conscious visual awareness. Usually salient images can disappear from awareness without corresponding stimulus changes. This project is based on an innovative account linking such disappearances to a functional adaptation which facilitates vision in cluttered environments. Project completion will expand Australia's knowledge base, forge links between junior and senior Australian based investigators and provide excellent training opportunities. Publication of research in top-ranking international journals will further promote Australian science abroad. Ultimately, this research will have implications for the design and implementation of artificial visual systems, which must overcome many of the same dilemmas faced by the human visual system in cluttered environments.

Funding Amount $181,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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