Laurie Wilcox, PhD Professor of Psychology
York University
York Research Chair in 3D Vision VISTA CFREF Scientific Director
Biography
Laurie M. Wilcox is a Professor of Psychology who obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology from Western University in 1992. She did post-doctoral research with R. Hess at McGill University, and in 1996 she joined the Department of Psychology at York University. She is currently Scientific Director of the CFREF VISTA program and holds the York Research Chair in 3D Vision. In addition to her appointment in Psychology, she is cross appointed to the graduate program in Biology and in Computer Science and Engineering. Her research focusses on both fundamental and applied aspects of binocular depth perception including areas such as neural mechanisms, cue integration, vision in complex natural environments, virtual and augmented reality. Her research is supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada and through industry collaborations. She is a fellow of the Association of Psychological Science, and a member and former President of the Vision Sciences Society.
Abstract
Stereopsis is well known as a high-resolution source of relative depth information. However, it also provides relative depth information for binocular disparities that are well outside the fusional range. In this presentation, I will show that a coarse disparity mechanism processes such diplopic stimuli and discuss some of its properties. I will also present data that suggest that this mechanism develops earlier than fine stereopsis and may support depth perception in children with disrupted binocular vision due to amblyopia.