Past experiences shape current selection. But when and how strong are past and present targets represented in the brain?
In our newest paper, we show that past and present search targets are concurrently represented in the brain.
Out now in @plosbiology.org doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Past experience and our current goals guide what information to focus on. But how and when does the brain represent the past and the present? This new study shows that the brain represents the past an...
Open post-doc position in the study of perceptual fluctuations
Position: post-doctoral (2 years)
Locations: Paris, France (Ecole Normale Supérieure / CNRS) and Lausanne, Switzerland (University of Lausanne / CHUV)
Deadline: September 4th, 2026
Start Date: Fall 2026 (with some flexibility)
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Damian Koevoet
Investigations into whether we can search for multiple targets in a simultaneous fashion have led to mixed findings.
In this new PsychScience article, we report that people CAN search concurrently, but don't always DO so... 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Synesthetes claim sensory experiences, such as seeing color when reading or hearing a (black) number. But how genuine are these reports and sensations? We introduce a rather direct measure of synesthetic perception: Synesthetes’ pupils respond to evoked color as if it was real color #vision! 👁️🎨🧪
