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Vision Sciences Society 17th Annual Meeting, May 19-24, 2017 TradeWinds Island Resorts, St. Pete Beach, Florida Program Contents Board of Directors 2 Connect with Industry Reps President’s Welcome 3 Who are Hiring 26 Committees, Staff and Sponsors 4 15th Annual Dinner & Demo Night 28 Meeting Schedule 5 Exhibitors 30 Schedule-at-a-Glance 8 Attendee Resources 32 Poster Schedule 10 Member-Initiated Symposia 36 Abstract Numbering System 11 Saturday Morning Talks 39 Talk Schedule 12 Saturday Morning Posters 40 Keynote Address 13 Saturday Afternoon Talks 45 Opening Night Reception 13 Saturday Afternoon Posters 46 Ken Nakayama Medal for Sunday Morning Talks 50 Excellence in Vision Science 14 Sunday Morning Posters 51 Davida Teller Award 15 Sunday Afternoon Talks 56 Elsevier/VSS Sunday Afternoon Posters 58 Young Investigator Award 16 Monday Morning Talks 62 VSS Public Lecture 17 Monday Morning Posters 63 Club Vision Dance Party 17 Tuesday Morning Talks 67 Elsevier/Vision Research Tuesday Morning Posters 68 Student Travel Awards 18 Tuesday Afternoon Talks 72 ARVO/VSS Research Fellowship 18 Tuesday Afternoon Posters 74 Graphics Competition 19 Wednesday Morning Talks 78 Memorial Symposia 20 Wednesday Morning Posters 79 In Memoriam 21 Topic Index 82 Satellite Events 22 Author Index 85 VSS@ARVO 2017 24 Posters and Exhibits Floor Plans 98 Meet the Professors 25 TradeWinds Island Grand Resort 100 Student and Postdoc Workshops 26 Board of Directors Preeti Verghese Eli Brenner Anthony Norcia Jeffrey Schall Lynne Kiorpes (2018) President (2019) President Elect (2017) Past President (2019) Treasurer (2020) Treasurer Elect Smith-Kettlewell Vrije Universiteite Stanford University Vanderbilt University New York University Eye Research Institute Amsterdam, Palo Alto, USA Nashville, USA New York, USA San Francisco, USA The Netherlands Founders Ken Nakayama Harvard University Tom Sanocki University of South Florida Norma Graham David Brainard Andrew Watson Jeremy Wolfe (2017) Board Member (2020) Board Member (2018) Board Member (2019) Board Member Columbia University University of Apple Harvard Medical School (year) denotes end of term New York, USA Pennsylvania Cupertino, USA Boston, USA Philadelphia, USA Past Presidents Past Board Members Anthony Norcia Tony Movshon Frank Tong Zoe Kourtzi Tatiana Pasternak 2015 – 2016 2009 - 2010 2013 – 2016 2009 - 2012 2002 - 2008 Mary Hayhoe Wilson (Bill) Geisler Mary Hayhoe Pascal Mamassian David Knill 2014 – 2015 2008 - 2009 2012 – 2016 2008 - 2012 2002 - 2007 Frans Verstraten Steve Shevell Frans Verstraten Tony Movshon Mike Paradiso 2013 - 2014 2007 - 2008 2011 – 2015 2008 - 2011 2002 - 2007 Karl Gegenfurtner Tatiana Pasternak Julio Martinez Wilson (Bill) Geisler Randolph Blake 2012 - 2013 2005-2007 2012 – 2015 2007 - 2010 2002 - 2006 Marisa Carrasco Ken Nakayama Miguel Eckstein Allison Sekuler Tom Sanocki 2011 - 2012 2001 - 2005 2011 - 2014 2006 - 2009 2001 - 2005 Pascal Mamassian Barbara Dosher Mary Peterson Ken Nakayama 2010 - 2011 2010 - 2013 2006 - 2009 2001 - 2005 Karl Gegenfurtner Steve Shevell 2010 - 2014 2006 - 2009 Marisa Carrasco Marvin Chun 2009 - 2013 2005 - 2008 2 Vision Sciences Society President’s Welcome as twenty Student Travel Awards This year, the Davida Welcome to the 17th Annual Meeting of the Vision Teller Award will go to Mary Hayhoe for her pioneering Sciences Society, our 4th year at the TradeWinds in St Pete work in developing experimental paradigms for the Beach investigation of natural visually guided behavior in both The VSS Board of Directors, together with the indispens- real and virtual environments Finally, the Ken Nakayama able duo of Shauney Wilson and Shawna Lampkin, have Medal for Excellence in Vision Science will go to Jan Koen- put together a full and exciting meeting this year with over derink for his rigorous theoretical and scientific contri- 1,400 presentations, 6 symposia, and 19 satellite sessions! butions to our understanding of receptive field profiles, This past year was particularly difficult for the Vision different types of optic flow, and surface characteristics of Sciences community We lost four stalwart members who three-dimensional shape Please join us on Monday for the were regular VSS attendees and contributed substan- Awards Ceremony and for brief presentations from the tially to the scientific discussions at the meeting: Bruce three major award recipients Bridgeman, Vivien Casagrande, Lynn Olzak and Bosco The VSS Board is eager to hear your suggestions on how to Tjan There will be two memorial symposia Friday improve the meeting Please be sure to attend the Busi- morning, organized by colleagues of Bruce Bridgeman and ness Meeting on Tuesday, immediately after the morning Bosco Tjan, honoring their contributions to vision science session The Business Meeting will provide an opportunity This year has also been hard on some VSS members who to discuss how to deal with travel restrictions in the future, are not able to attend VSS because of travel restrictions the increasing request for satellites, and any other issue As so much of the value of VSS is interaction with one’s This year we are incorporating some of your previous scientific peers, VSS is happy to facilitate virtual attendance suggestions to improve both your scientific experience at the meeting for those affected We are offering early and your enjoyment of the meeting. On the scientific front, morning chat sessions between attendees and those not we are making efforts to connect industry representa- able to travel tives to vision scientists seeking jobs in industry One of Members of the VSS Board joined the March for Science our student workshops is on Careers in Government and in Washington DC and at various locations across the Industry In addition, VSS is facilitating meetings between country Many of our members participated to make a case companies and prospective candidates on Saturday and for the importance of science Sunday during the morning coffee breaks To improve One highlight of our meeting this year is the Keynote your enjoyment of the meeting venue, we are introducing Address on Saturday evening by Katherine Kuchen- misters on the patio to provide some relief from the heat becker Professor Kuchenbecker is a leading expert on For those attending with family and friends, a new Family incorporating haptics in the interaction between humans, and Friends Pass will be available for a small fee to allow computers and machines She will speak about her work your guests to attend the Opening Night Reception and on capturing, quantifying and displaying touch We are Demo Night Barbecue dinner grateful to VPixx for sponsoring the Keynote Address There will be several opportunities to meet and network Another highlight is our awards session where we honor with vision scientists at this year’s meeting, including the recipients of the three major VSS awards Janneke Meet the Professors, FoVea (Females of Vision et al), PUIs Jehee is the recipient of the Young Investigator Award for (Primarily Undergraduate Institutions) and the (revived) her rigorous and innovative work on understanding how Vanderbilt-Rochester (VVRC-CVS) party on Sunday night the brain represents the visual properties of the environ- I look forward to seeing you at VSS, ment using a combination of computational, imaging and Preeti Verghese psychophysical approaches We are grateful to Elsevier President, VSS Board of Directors, 2016-2017 for sponsoring the Young Investigator Award, as well Vision Sciences Society 3 Committees, Staff and Sponsors Abstract Brett Fajen Ipek Oruc Presidential VSS Staff Patrizia Fattori Marc Pomplun Review Isabel Gauthier Jenny Read Advisory Executive Director Committee Debbie Giaschi Ruth Rosenholtz Committee & Event Director Jason Gold Bruno Rossion Shauney Wilson Wendy Adams Julie Golomb Michele Rucci Tony Norcia David Alais Mark Greenlee Dov Sagi Mary Hayhoe Event Manager Sarah Allred Kalanit Grill-Spector Brian Scholl Frans Verstraten Shawna Lampkin George Alvarez Karl Gegenfurtner Julie Harris Lisa Scott Technical Manager Barton Anderson Sheng He Anna Schubö Marisa Carrasco Benjamin Backus John Henderson Aaron Seitz Jeff Wilson Diane Beck Todd Horowitz Anita Simmers Nominating Exhibits Manager Melissa Beck Alex Huk Josh Solomon Committee Joan Carole Stefanie Becker Johan Hulleman Miriam Spering Marina Bloj Anya Hurlbert George Sperling Preeti Verghese, Chair Onsite Staff Sabine Born Alan Johnston Jim Tanaka Barbara Dosher Janeen Fabulae Geoff Boynton Sabine Kastner Mike Tarr Wilson Geisler Margy Foley Isabelle Buelthoff Fred Kingdom Jan Theeuwes Michael Morgan Shellie Gallegos David Burr Talia Konkle Rufin VanRullen Mary Peterson Vince Gallegos T Rowan Candy Rich Krauzlis Rufin Vogels Linda Hacker Nancy Carlisle Bart Krekelberg Rüdiger Demo Night Cheryl Hoidal Sang Chul Chong Dennis Levi von der Heydt Hayley Kenny Marvin Chun Committee Margaret Livingstone Takeo Watanabe Lauren Lampkin Jody Culham Joan Lopez-Moliner Sarah Waugh Gideon Caplovitz Katia Seabra Steven