Already halfway through the fantastic @ecvp.bsky.social‬ conference in Mainz!

It started beautifully with the Perception Lecture given by Astrid Kappers.

Looking forward to reading the paper linked to the lecture that will be published in Perception!

🔵 Qualitative shape from shading by Norman and Todd

This work suggests that humans can distinguish between luminance caused by surface orientation compared to differences in illuminance caused by multiple light sources, cast shadows, and indirect reflections 🌟

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⚫️/⬛️? Reassessing the curvature effect in tables and chairs by Chuquichambi et al

People typically show a preference for curved rather than angular contours, but findings from this paper revealed no clear preference for curvature in chairs or tables

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🏆 Did you know we offer early career best paper prizes?

You could be eligible if you're the primary author and are within 5 years of completing your PhD - definitely worth a look!

For the full list of papers awarded these prizes, please see the link below:
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👶 Does early visual deprivation affect preference for looking towards face-like stimuli in newborns?

Effects of early visual deprivation on face detection in premature newborns by
de Almeida et al (Perception)

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🏆 Early Career Best Paper Prize Winner 🏆
(Definitely worth a read!)

Monocular blur impairs heading judgements from optic flow by Sheppard et al

"...the impact of monocular blur on heading perception becomes apparent only when optic flow signals are weak"

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If you're into motion perception then this short report is a real treat... (don't forget to check out the videos in the supplementary materials) 🎥

Vection is enhanced by visual oscillation based on four-stroke apparent motion by Nakamura and Palmisano

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Does changing the orientation of the body or arms affect perceptual judgements of length of objects? Read below to find out 😇

The influence of body orientation on length judgements by Scarpellini and Smeets

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Have you ever wondered how to study art-viewing behaviour? 🖼

Visualizing the change of “viewpoints” in 3D virtual art exhibition by Matsumoto and Okada

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Today we're wondering how it's almost the end of January already 🤯 so we're inspiring you to think about how we measure time perception ⏰️

Quantifying uncertainty in time perception: A modified reproduction method by Boned and López-Moliner

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Congratulations to Karl Gegenfurtner who won the 2024 Pineapple Science Award in Psychology (kind of Chinese “Ig Nobel”) for his work on how oranges can be perceptually ripened, that was published in i-Perception!

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