Matt Cavanaugh, PhD
@corticalcavanaugh.bsky.social
Vision Scientist at the University of Rochester
September 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
September 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Excited to partake in NAEVR/AEVR's #EmergingVisionScientist program this Fall! Will meet with members of Congress and present research to show the importance of visual research.
Check out their new campaign to learn more about Vision Science Advocacy: www.seewhatmatters.org
#SeeWhatMatters
Check out their new campaign to learn more about Vision Science Advocacy: www.seewhatmatters.org
#SeeWhatMatters
See What Matters | Stand Up for Live-Saving Science
The National Eye Institute (NEI) is at risk of being consolidated into a larger Brain and Neuroscience Institute under proposed NIH reforms. This would dilute its vision research focused mission and j...
www.seewhatmatters.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Excited to partake in NAEVR/AEVR's #EmergingVisionScientist program this Fall! Will meet with members of Congress and present research to show the importance of visual research.
Check out their new campaign to learn more about Vision Science Advocacy: www.seewhatmatters.org
#SeeWhatMatters
Check out their new campaign to learn more about Vision Science Advocacy: www.seewhatmatters.org
#SeeWhatMatters
New review: What V1 Damage Can Teach Us About Visual Perception and Learning
Since the 1800s, lesion studies have shaped what we know re: visual system. With a new ability to restore lost vision, we can use this tool to investigate plasticity and the basis of perception.
doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Since the 1800s, lesion studies have shaped what we know re: visual system. With a new ability to restore lost vision, we can use this tool to investigate plasticity and the basis of perception.
doi.org/10.1146/annu...
What V1 Damage Can Teach Us About Visual Perception and Learning | Annual Reviews
In humans, occipital strokes invariably damage the primary visual cortex (V1), causing a loss of conscious vision over large portions of the visual field. This unfortunate experiment of nature affects...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New review: What V1 Damage Can Teach Us About Visual Perception and Learning
Since the 1800s, lesion studies have shaped what we know re: visual system. With a new ability to restore lost vision, we can use this tool to investigate plasticity and the basis of perception.
doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Since the 1800s, lesion studies have shaped what we know re: visual system. With a new ability to restore lost vision, we can use this tool to investigate plasticity and the basis of perception.
doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Newest paper is out in TVST! Quantifying the natural history of hemianopia after stroke. In contrast to prior literature, fields in chronic stroke patients were more variable than expected, with interesting implications for recovery.
tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
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Evolution of Visual Field Defects After Occipital Stroke: A Quantitative Analysis | TVST | ARVO Journals
tvst.arvojournals.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Newest paper is out in TVST! Quantifying the natural history of hemianopia after stroke. In contrast to prior literature, fields in chronic stroke patients were more variable than expected, with interesting implications for recovery.
tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx...
Come by VSS Posters 305 and 306 to hear about the latest in Cortical Blindness and rehabilitation!
May 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Come by VSS Posters 305 and 306 to hear about the latest in Cortical Blindness and rehabilitation!
Congratulations to Hoover Chan for his Lifetime Service Award from VSS! Well deserved.
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Congratulations to Hoover Chan for his Lifetime Service Award from VSS! Well deserved.