Professor Dr. David Whitney

Biography

David Whitney is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research is primarily focused on visual perception and visuomotor control. His work explores a variety of topics including perception in cluttered scenes, crowding effects, motion perception, object recognition, and visual impairments. He employs various techniques such as psychophysics, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate how the brain localizes and individuates objects, especially in dynamic environments. His research addresses key questions about the interaction between visual and auditory localization and how the brain's processing capabilities influence our perception of fast-moving objects in cluttered natural scenes. Whitney also studies how the visuomotor system adapts to control movements like reaching and eye movements within these complex environments.

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