We found that younger infants' fixation patterns were significantly related to patterns of activation in low-level regions of adult visual cortex. Older infant's fixations were related to both low- and mid-level regions, similar to the pattern of results of a comparison group of adult subjects

We used representational similarity analysis to compare this adult fMRI data to younger (5-7 mo) and older (10-12 mo) infants' fixation patterns as they viewed a subset of the NSD scenes from the NSD in our lab

Infants' attention is increasingly guided by higher-level stimulus features, suggesting that the gradual maturation of higher-level visual cortical areas may increasingly support gaze control

The Oakes lab had a highly productive last few days!!! Lisa organized and hosted a writing retreat with lots of goal setting, writing time, and check-ins.

This pic was day 1 coffee & goal setting time. I intended to take more pics and document the full retreat but got swept away in writing!!

First time watching a mentee give a talk 🤩🥹

It’s been SUCH a fulfilling month of research!! Got to talk about my infant scene viewing work at the Bay Area Developmental Symposium and at the Vision Sciences Society meeting. Feeling very grateful to have met so many interesting people and to be a part of these welcoming communities 👁️🧠👶🖼️

Cece’s 2024 scientific year in review

-participated in 12 remote and 5 in-person studies
-helped train 4 RAs in the lab
-featured in 5 talks/manuscripts
-attended 3 departmental seminars
-attended 1 international and 1 local conference

It’s been the BEST year including my daughter in my work! 🧠👁️👶👩‍🔬

Can we all take a minute to admire this creativity by Dr. Kathryn Teixeira 😮🤩🫶

Great morning at the UC Davis Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference! Big congrats to @shannonmklotz.bsky.social and Erim Kızıldere for a people’s choice poster award!

Baby eras tour belongs on Bluesky too 🦋

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