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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.
Availability
- Professor Derek Arnold is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University
Research interests
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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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2011
Journal Article
The oddball effect: Perceived duration and predictive coding
Schindel, Ryan, Rowlands, Jemma and Arnold, Derek H. (2011). The oddball effect: Perceived duration and predictive coding. Journal of Vision, 11 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1167/11.2.17
2011
Conference Publication
Temporal recalibration of vision
Arnold, Derek H. and Yarrow, Kielan (2011). Temporal recalibration of vision. London, United Kingdom: The Royal Society Publishing. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1396
2011
Journal Article
Discrepant integration times for upright and inverted faces
Arnold, Derek H. and Lipp, Ottmar V. (2011). Discrepant integration times for upright and inverted faces. Perception, 40 (8), 989-999. doi: 10.1068/p6955
2011
Conference Publication
Synaesthetic colours can behave more like recalled colours, as opposed to physical colours that can be seen
Arnold, Derek H., Wegener, Signy V., Brown, Francesca and Mattingley, Jason B. (2011). Synaesthetic colours can behave more like recalled colours, as opposed to physical colours that can be seen. LONDON: PION LTD.
2010
Journal Article
Binocular rivalry and multi-stable perception: Independence and monocular channels
Quinn, Helen and Arnold, Derek H. (2010). Binocular rivalry and multi-stable perception: Independence and monocular channels. Journal of Vision, 10 (10) 8, 8 - 1-8 - 9. doi: 10.1167/10.10.8
2010
Journal Article
Visual sensitivity can scale with illusory size changes
Schindel, Ryan and Arnold, Derek H. (2010). Visual sensitivity can scale with illusory size changes. Current Biology, 20 (9), 841-844. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.02.068
2010
Journal Article
Audio-visual speech cue combination
Arnold, Derek H., Tear, Morgan, Schindel, Ryan and Roseboom, Warrick (2010). Audio-visual speech cue combination. PLoS One, 5 (4) e10217, e10217-1-e10217-5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010217
2010
Journal Article
Spatiotemporal Rivalry: A perceptual conflict involving illusory moving and static forms
Arnold, Derek H., Erskine, Holly E., Roseboom, Warrick and Wallis, Thomas S. A. (2010). Spatiotemporal Rivalry: A perceptual conflict involving illusory moving and static forms. Psychological Science, 21 (5), 692-699. doi: 10.1177/0956797610366544
2010
Book Chapter
Relative timing and perceptual asynchrony
Arnold, Derek H. (2010). Relative timing and perceptual asynchrony. Space and time in perception and action. (pp. 254-277) edited by Romi Nijhawan and Beena Khurana. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511750540.016
2009
Journal Article
Pre-exposure to moving form enhances static form sensitivity
Wallis, Thomas S. A., Williams, Mark A. and Arnold, Derek H. (2009). Pre-exposure to moving form enhances static form sensitivity. PLoS One, 4 (12) e8324, Article number e8324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008324
2009
Journal Article
The sliding window of audio-visual simultaneity
Roseboom, Warrick, Nishida, Shin'ya and Arnold, Derek H. (2009). The sliding window of audio-visual simultaneity. Journal of Vision, 9 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1167/9.12.4
2009
Journal Article
Binocular rivalry: Spreading dominance through complex images
Arnold, Derek H., James, Bridie and Roseboom, Warrick (2009). Binocular rivalry: Spreading dominance through complex images. Journal of Vision, 9 (13), 1-9. doi: 10.1167/9.13.4
2009
Journal Article
Simple differential latencies modulate, but do not cause the flash-lag effect
Arnold, Derek H., Ong, Yolanda and Roseboom, Warrick (2009). Simple differential latencies modulate, but do not cause the flash-lag effect. Journal of Vision, 9 (5) 4, 4.1-4.8. doi: 10.1167/9.5.4
2009
Journal Article
Motion-Induced Blindness and Motion Streak Suppression
Wallis, Thomas S.A. and Arnold, Derek H. (2009). Motion-Induced Blindness and Motion Streak Suppression. Current Biology, 19 (4), 325-329. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.053
2008
Journal Article
Alpha band amplification during illusory jitter perception
Amano, Kaoru, Arnold, Derek H., Takeda, Tsunehiro and Johnston, Alan (2008). Alpha band amplification during illusory jitter perception. Journal of Vision, 8 (10) 3, 1-8. doi: 10.1167/8.10.3
2008
Journal Article
Perceived size and spatial coding
Arnold, Derek H., Birt, Annette and Wallis, Thomas S. A. (2008). Perceived size and spatial coding. The Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (23), 5954-5958. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0578-08.2008
2008
Journal Article
Binocular switch suppression: A new method for persistently rendering the visible 'invisible'
Arnold, Derek H., Law, Phillip and Wallis, Thomas S. A. (2008). Binocular switch suppression: A new method for persistently rendering the visible 'invisible'. Vision Research, 48 (8), 994-1001. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.01.020
2008
Journal Article
Motion-induced blindness is not tuned to retinal speed
Wallis, Thomas S. A. and Arnold, Derek H. (2008). Motion-induced blindness is not tuned to retinal speed. Journal of Vision, 8 (2) 11, Article Number: 11-7. doi: 10.1167/8.2.11
2007
Journal Article
Motion and position coding
Arnold, D. H., Thompson, M. and Johnston, A. (2007). Motion and position coding. Vision Research, 47 (18), 2403-2410. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2007.04.025
2007
Journal Article
Visually guided reaching depends on motion area MT+
Whitney, David, Ellison, Amanda, Rice, Nichola J., Arnold, Derek, Goodale, Melvyn, Walsh, Vincent and Milner, David (2007). Visually guided reaching depends on motion area MT+. Cerebral Cortex, 17 (11), 2644-2649. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhl172
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Aphantasia: Predicting the intensity of imagined sensory experiences from measures of brain activity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jess Taubert
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the Relationship Between Prediction and Attention in Response to Emotional Stimuli in the Human Brain
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Alan Pegna
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The perceptual and neural consequences of different types of prediction
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring perception with confidence
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Thomas Suddendorf
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Malleability in vision: Investigations into the temporal integration of motion and functional blindness around the physiological blind spot
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Guy Wallis
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Norms are not the norm: Testing theories of sensory encoding using visual aftereffects
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Guy Wallis
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Staying in Sync: Strategies to determine audiovisual synchrony in temporally cluttered environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Pencils & erasers: Interactions between motion and spatial coding in human vision
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The perception of invariant and variant facial cues: Race, Age, Gender and Emotional features are processed interdependently
Associate Advisor
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