Study Details

Title:

Predictive coding in visual perception (behavior only)

Researcher:

Cheryl Olman   

Contact:

"Cheryl Olman" <caolman@umn.edu>

Term:

Fall 2025

Description:

Our brains generate a lot of our visual experiences -- this study aims to understand more about that process. The tasks we do involve looking at simple patterns on the screen and pressing buttons to indicate whether you detected a pattern or noticed a difference between different textures or objects. Responses let us quantify how the brain uses incoming visual information vs. past experience vs. scene context to detect and identify objects.

Delivery Format:

Live (in-person or remote)

Maximum number of sessions:

1

Maximum Time Commitment:

60 minutes

Maximum REP Point Award:

4

Requirements:

• 18 and over
• Normal (or corrected) vision