Why are we not visually aware of our own nose, even though it's in our visual field? I argue for a simple mechanism: interocular suppression of info in the nasal visual field (the nose) by more interesting information in the temporal visual field. Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I was reminded today of the heroic work done by @eikofried.bsky.social and @robinnkok.bsky.social to see what information Elsevier collects on academics and was re-horrified. 🧵 (1/5) eiko-fried.com/welcome-to-h... #academicsky

Welcome to Hotel Elsevier: you can check-out any time you like … not » Eiko Fried

A journey by Robin Kok and Eiko Fried trying to understand what private data Elsevier collects; what private data Elsevier sells; and what to do about it.

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Surely you know about eye dominance. You probably don’t know it’s not a unitary phenomenon: in this paper I show that sensory eye dominance varies over the visual field. In the Discussion I propose an explanation for why this variation might exist. Curious? Read it here: doi.org/10.1167/jov....

Sensory sensitivity We study how people react to sensory input like lights and sounds. You can help by completing a short online questionnaire. You can also sign up for an optional 3-hour lab session in Utrecht (€12/ hour) involving EEG and hearing tests. Take the survey here: tinyurl.com/457z89ta

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