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Professor Derek Arnold
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Derek Arnold

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Background

Prof. Derek Arnold

Prof. Arnold studied at Macquarie University before taking up research positions at the University of Sydney and University College London. He took up a continuing position at the University of Queensland in April, 2006.

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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University

Research interests

  • Sensory Processing

    I am interested in how brain activity generates conscious perceptual experiences. Some of my specific interests are... 1) Imagined Sensory Experiences: People have different levels of ability to have imagined sensory experiences. Some people cannot evoke imagined experiences at all (aphantasics) while others have unusually intense imagined experiences (hyperphantasics / synaesthetes). What features of brain activity are responsible for these differences? 2) The human brain has been described as a predictive machine. How does it generate and implement the predictions that allow us to interact with our dynamic environment - so we can catch or avoid flying objects? 3) The human brain generates feelings of confidence whenever we make a perceptual decision. What features of sensory brain activity govern these feelings of confidence? 4) Humans can judge the relative timing of different events, and the extent of time that passes during an event. How do our brains encode time and timing? 5) In the human brain, different sensory analyses are often independent of one another, taking place in different brain regions and completed at different rates. How do these analyses combine to create subjectively unified experiences?

Research impacts

Prof. Arnold's research is focussed on understanding the computational processes and brain activity that underlie perceptual experience, decisions and feelings of confidence. This basic science can inform the development of advanced technologies, such as brain-computer interfaces and artifical visual systems. For these reasons, Prof. Arnold's research is cited in patent applications.

Works

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155 works between 2001 and 2025

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2017

Journal Article

Foveal motion standstill

Arnold, Derek H., Petrie, Kirstie and Johnston, Alan (2017). Foveal motion standstill. Vision Research, 134, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2016.02.004

Foveal motion standstill

2017

Journal Article

Weighted integration suggests that visual and tactile signals provide independent estimates about duration

Ball, Danny M., Arnold, Derek H. and Yarrow, Kielan (2017). Weighted integration suggests that visual and tactile signals provide independent estimates about duration. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 43 (5), 868-880. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000368

Weighted integration suggests that visual and tactile signals provide independent estimates about duration

2017

Journal Article

Pink cricket balls may be visually challenging at sunset

Adie, Joshua M. and Arnold, Derek H. (2017). Pink cricket balls may be visually challenging at sunset. i-Perception, 8 (1), 2041669516687049. doi: 10.1177/2041669516687049

Pink cricket balls may be visually challenging at sunset

2017

Journal Article

Bidirectional gender face aftereffects: evidence against normative facial coding

Cronin, Sophie L., Spence, Morgan L., Miller, Paul A. and Arnold, Derek H. (2017). Bidirectional gender face aftereffects: evidence against normative facial coding. Perception, 46 (2), 119-138. doi: 10.1177/0301006616672578

Bidirectional gender face aftereffects: evidence against normative facial coding

2017

Journal Article

Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences

Storrs, Katherine R. and Arnold, Derek H. (2017). Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43 (1), 181-191. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000292.supp

Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences

2016

Journal Article

What is learned when learning to point at "invisible" targets?

Arnold, Derek H. and Yuen, Vivien (2016). What is learned when learning to point at "invisible" targets?. Journal of Vision, 16 (15) 9, 1-9. doi: 10.1167/16.15.9

What is learned when learning to point at "invisible" targets?

2016

Journal Article

Sharpening vision by adapting to flicker

Arnold, Derek H., Williams, Jeremy D., Phipps, Natasha E. and Goodale, Melvyn A. (2016). Sharpening vision by adapting to flicker. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (44), 12556-12561. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1609330113

Sharpening vision by adapting to flicker

2016

Conference Publication

Integration of visual and tactile information during interval timing: Implications for internal clocks

Yarrow, Kielan, Ball, Daniel and Arnold, Derek (2016). Integration of visual and tactile information during interval timing: Implications for internal clocks. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Integration of visual and tactile information during interval timing: Implications for internal clocks

2016

Journal Article

Time order reversals and saccades

Kresevic, Jesse L., Marinovic, Welber, Johnston, Alan and Arnold, Derek H. (2016). Time order reversals and saccades. Vision Research, 125, 23-29. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2016.04.005

Time order reversals and saccades

2016

Conference Publication

Sharpening static spatial vision by adapting to flicker

Arnold, Derek, Williams, Jeremy D., Phipps, Natasha E. and Goodale, Melvyn A. (2016). Sharpening static spatial vision by adapting to flicker. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Sharpening static spatial vision by adapting to flicker

2016

Journal Article

Computations underlying confidence in visual perception

Spence, Morgan L., Dux, Paul E. and Arnold, Derek H. (2016). Computations underlying confidence in visual perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 42 (5), 671-682. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000179

Computations underlying confidence in visual perception

2016

Journal Article

A roving dual-presentation simultaneity-judgment task to estimate the point of subjective simultaneity

Yarrow, Kielan, Martin, Sian E., Di Costa, Steven, Solomon, Joshua A. and Arnold, Derek H. (2016). A roving dual-presentation simultaneity-judgment task to estimate the point of subjective simultaneity. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (MAR) 416, 416. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00416

A roving dual-presentation simultaneity-judgment task to estimate the point of subjective simultaneity

2015

Journal Article

Perceptual confidence demonstrates trial-by-trial insight into the precision of audio-visual timing encoding

Keane, Brendan, Spence, Morgan, Yarrow, Kielan and Arnold, Derek (2015). Perceptual confidence demonstrates trial-by-trial insight into the precision of audio-visual timing encoding. Consciousness and Cognition, 38, 107-117. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2015.10.010

Perceptual confidence demonstrates trial-by-trial insight into the precision of audio-visual timing encoding

2015

Journal Article

A model-based comparison of three theories of audiovisual temporal recalibration

Yarrow, Kielan, Minaei, Shora and Arnold, Derek H. (2015). A model-based comparison of three theories of audiovisual temporal recalibration. Cognitive Psychology, 83, 54-76. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2015.10.002

A model-based comparison of three theories of audiovisual temporal recalibration

2015

Journal Article

Reducing the size of the human physiological blind spot through training

Miller, Paul A., Wallis, Guy, Bex, Peter J. and Arnold, Derek H. (2015). Reducing the size of the human physiological blind spot through training. Current Biology, 25 (17), R747-R748. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.026

Reducing the size of the human physiological blind spot through training

2015

Conference Publication

Neural population codes, decisional confidence and cross-modal facilitation

Arnold, Derek, Spence, Morgan and McIntyre, Morgan (2015). Neural population codes, decisional confidence and cross-modal facilitation. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Neural population codes, decisional confidence and cross-modal facilitation

2015

Conference Publication

Enhancing the world with the mind: Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences

Storrs, Katherine and Arnold, Derek (2015). Enhancing the world with the mind: Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences.

Enhancing the world with the mind: Shape adaptation exaggerates shape differences

2015

Journal Article

An object-centered aftereffect of a latent material property: a squishiness visual aftereffect, not causality adaptation

Arnold, Derek H., Petrie, Kirstie, Gallagher, Regan and Yarrow, Kielan (2015). An object-centered aftereffect of a latent material property: a squishiness visual aftereffect, not causality adaptation. Journal of Vision, 15 (9) 4, 1-9. doi: 10.1167/15.9.4

An object-centered aftereffect of a latent material property: a squishiness visual aftereffect, not causality adaptation

2015

Journal Article

Face aftereffects involve local repulsion, not renormalization

Storrs, Katherine R. and Arnold, Derek H. (2015). Face aftereffects involve local repulsion, not renormalization. Journal of Vision, 15 (8) 1, 1-18. doi: 10.1167/15.8.1

Face aftereffects involve local repulsion, not renormalization

2015

Journal Article

Malleable temporal integration of positional information for moving objects

Miller, Paul A and Arnold, Derek H (2015). Malleable temporal integration of positional information for moving objects. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 41 (3), 623-630. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000034

Malleable temporal integration of positional information for moving objects

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Aphantasia, imagined experiences and the interconnectivity of human brains
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Novel psychophysical paradigms for examining predictive coding in vision
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Why does time seem to drag and fly?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    The emotional face (ARC Discovery Project administered by Curtin University of Technology)
    Curtin University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Distorted Time Perceptions: Altered neural coding or decisional criteria?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Human Vision: Predicting the present? Suppressing the past?
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.2 FTE School of Psychology
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The emotional face
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010
    A computer laboratory and data storage for behavioural research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    UQ Travel Awards Category 1, Kielan Yarrow
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    Human Time Perception
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Determinants and consequences of conscious visual awareness
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    User-friendly equipment for central nervous and cardiovascular psychopshysiology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    When and for how long? Identifying the neural mechanisms for time perception.
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Integration of Visual and Auditory Timing Cues
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Motion and Spatial Coding in Vision
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

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Enquiries

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  • Brain and perception
  • Neuroscience and perception
  • Perception
  • Psychology and perception
  • Visual perception

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