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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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Professor Derek Arnold is:
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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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2006

Conference Publication

Distorting the apparent duration of visual events

Johnston, A., Watanabe, J., Bruno, A., Arnold, D. H. and Nishida, S. (2006). Distorting the apparent duration of visual events. 29th European Conference on Visual Perception, St Petersburg, Russia, 20-25 August, 2006. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.

Distorting the apparent duration of visual events

2005

Journal Article

Motion induced spatial conflict following binocular integration

Arnold, DH and Johnston, A (2005). Motion induced spatial conflict following binocular integration. Vision Research, 45 (23), 2934-2942. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2005.04.020

Motion induced spatial conflict following binocular integration

2005

Book Chapter

Adaptation and perceptual binding in sight and sound

Arnold, Derek H. and Whitney, David (2005). Adaptation and perceptual binding in sight and sound. Fitting the Mind to the World: Adaptation and After-Effects in High-Level Vision. (pp. 339-371) edited by Colin W. G. Clifford and Gillian Rhodes. Oxford, England, U. K.: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529699.003.0013

Adaptation and perceptual binding in sight and sound

2005

Journal Article

Perceptual pairing of colour and motion

Arnold, DH (2005). Perceptual pairing of colour and motion. Vision Research, 45 (24), 3015-3026. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2005.06.031

Perceptual pairing of colour and motion

2005

Journal Article

Timing sight and sound

Arnold, DH, Johnston, A and Nishida, S (2005). Timing sight and sound. Vision Research, 45 (10), 1275-1284. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2004.11.014

Timing sight and sound

2003

Journal Article

Distorting time with motion

Arnold, Derek H., Clifford, Colin W.G. and Johnston, Alan (2003). Distorting time with motion. Journal of Vision, 3 (9). doi: 10.1167/3.9.190

Distorting time with motion

2003

Journal Article

Opposing views on orthogonal adaptation: A reply to Westheimer and Gee (2002)

Clifford, Colin W. G., Arnold, Derek H., Smith, Stuart T. and Pianta, Michael (2003). Opposing views on orthogonal adaptation: A reply to Westheimer and Gee (2002). Vision Research, 43 (6), 717-719. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(02)00678-8

Opposing views on orthogonal adaptation: A reply to Westheimer and Gee (2002)

2003

Journal Article

Motion-induced spatial conflict

Arnold, Derek H. and Johnston, Alan (2003). Motion-induced spatial conflict. Nature, 425 (6954), 181-184. doi: 10.1038/nature01955

Motion-induced spatial conflict

2003

Journal Article

Latency differences and the flash-lag effect

Arnold, DH, Durant, S and Johnston, A (2003). Latency differences and the flash-lag effect. Vision Research, 43 (17), 1829-1835. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(03)00281-5

Latency differences and the flash-lag effect

2003

Journal Article

A paradox of temporal perception revealed by a stimulus oscillating in colour and orientation

Clifford, CWG, Arnold, DH and Pearson, J (2003). A paradox of temporal perception revealed by a stimulus oscillating in colour and orientation. Vision Research, 43 (21), 2245-2253. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(03)00120-2

A paradox of temporal perception revealed by a stimulus oscillating in colour and orientation

2002

Journal Article

Temporal dynamics of colour and motion perception

Arnold, Derek H. and Clifford, Colin W.G. (2002). Temporal dynamics of colour and motion perception. Journal of Vision, 2 (7). doi: 10.1167/2.7.264

Temporal dynamics of colour and motion perception

2002

Journal Article

Determinants of asynchronous processing in vision

Arnold, Derek H. and Clifford, Colin W. G. (2002). Determinants of asynchronous processing in vision. Proceedings of The Royal Society of London Series B-biological Sciences, 269 (1491), 579-583. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1913

Determinants of asynchronous processing in vision

2001

Journal Article

Contingent adaptation reveals that color is processed faster than motion

Arnold, Derek H., Clifford, C. W G and Wenderoth, P. (2001). Contingent adaptation reveals that color is processed faster than motion. Journal of Vision, 1 (3). doi: 10.1167/1.3.365

Contingent adaptation reveals that color is processed faster than motion

2001

Journal Article

Asynchronous processing in vision: Color leads motion

Arnold, Derek H., Clifford, Colin W. G. and Wenderoth, Peter (2001). Asynchronous processing in vision: Color leads motion. Current Biology, 11 (8), 596-600. doi: 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00156-7

Asynchronous processing in vision: Color leads motion

2001

Journal Article

Orthogonal adaptation improves orientation discrimination

Clifford, Colin W. G., Wyatt, Anna M. A., Arnold, Derek H., Smith, Stuart T. and Wenderoth, Peter (2001). Orthogonal adaptation improves orientation discrimination. Vision Research, 41 (2), 151-159. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(00)00248-0

Orthogonal adaptation improves orientation discrimination

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

Supervision

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

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