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The Center for Visual Science (CVS) is an interdepartmental program that brings together vision scientists at the University of Rochester.

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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW from @johnfoxe.bsky.social in Neurobiology of Disease: Functional ultrasound imaging reveals early pathway-specific reorganization of central visual circuits in a mouse model of Batten disease. doi.org/10.1016/j.nb... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Announcing the 2026 CVS T32 Trainees: 4 grad students and 2 postdocs were selected this year, representing 7 different departments. More: www.cvs.rochester.edu/about/news.h... #URochesterResearch @marcoslabur.bsky.social @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social  @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#cvstoday October 7 at 9:00 am, Kresge Room, 269 Meliora Hall Research Talk: Weiji Ma, New York University Growing up in Science www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/index...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#cvstoday October 6 at 3:00 pm, URMC 2-6408 K-207 Auditorium & Zoom (check CVS Slack for link) Boynton Colloquium: Weiji Ma, New York University Eye movements and planning www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/index...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A new article from @drsmsilverstein.bsky.social suggests that the eye, & especially the retina, provides an accessible window into the central nervous system, & so can inform researchers and clinicians about the presence & progression of multiple psychiatric conditions. doi.org/10.1038/s413...
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The eye as a canary in the coal mine: oculomics for psychiatry - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - The eye as a canary in the coal mine: oculomics for psychiatry
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
OUT NOW from @drsmsilverstein.bsky.social in Nature Mental Health: Retinal biomarker assessments in psychiatric disorders: perspective and roadmap from a data and methods sharing initiative doi.org/10.1038/s442... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social
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Retinal biomarker assessments in psychiatric disorders: perspective and roadmap from a data and methods sharing initiative - Nature Mental Health
This Perspective addresses limitations in oculomics for psychiatric biomarker discovery by establishing a collaborative framework for data sharing. Key methods include fundus photography, OCT, OCT-A,…
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Registration is open for the CVS Retreat, held on November 6 in the Feldman Ballroom. Full agenda will be posted to the website soon. Deadline to register is October 23. forms.gle/JjYrtXbiQdLA...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#cvstoday September 30 at 12:00 pm, URMC Ground Floor Conference Room G-3111 Flaum Eye Institute Speaker: Irina De la Huerta, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Neuroglial activation and inflammation in diabetic retinopathy www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/index... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2of2) It improves testing of small, curved optics for emerging extended reality devices. doi.org/10.1364/OE.6... #URochesterResearch @urengineering.bsky.social
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https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.605857
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1of2) New research from Jannick Rolland in Optics Express shows that an SLM-based reconfigurable optical test accurately measures shape and surface errors, including mid-spatial frequencies, in freeform mirrors...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Announcing CVS Boynton Colloquium talk on October 20 at 3:00 pm, URMC 2-6408 K-207 Auditorium & Zoom EJ Chichilnisky, Stanford University Toward a High-Fidelity Artificial Retina www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/index...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Preparing for the Coffee and a Mentor event at #fvm2026 @optica-fvm.bsky.social ☕
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🍁 Enjoying lunch on a beautiful fall day at the Fall Vision Meeting. #fvm2026
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🎂 Happy birthday to our CVS director, Susana Marcos! And special thanks to Veronica Masztalerz for the amazing cake design.
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#fvm2026 The poster session is in full swing at the Fall Vision Meeting! @optica-fvm.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#cvstoday The Optica Fall Vision Meeting starts this evening at 6pm with a reception at Flaum Eye Institute. See full details: www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/home
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Optica Fall Vision Meeting
Optica Fall Vision Meeting September 24-27 2026 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mark your calendars: our next Boynton Colloquium will be on October 6 at 3PM in K-207 Auditorium & Zoom. Speaker: Weiji Ma, New York University Title: Eye Movements & Planning Join us for a reception after at Grappa www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/boynt...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW from @michele-rucci.bsky.social What one sees depends on how far the eye has moved, published in Nature Communications. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1038/s414... @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social
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What one sees depends on how far the eye has moved - Nature Communications
People explore the visual world through rapid eye movements called saccades. Here, the authors show that the size of each saccade determines which level of spatial detail becomes most visible after…
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW from Steven Feldon & Collyn Woeller: Transcriptomic profiling of thyroid eye disease orbital fibroblasts identifies sorafenib as a novel therapeutic, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.3389/fend... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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Frontiers | Transcriptomic profiling of thyroid eye disease orbital fibroblasts identifies sorafenib as a novel therapeutic
IntroductionThyroid eye disease (TED) is a debilitating condition characterized by orbital fibroblast (OF) activation and excessive hyaluronan (HA) accumulat...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A postdoc position is available in the labs of David Williams and Jude Mitchell. Eligible candidates will have completed a PhD. We are especially interested in candidates with experience in physiology of the primate retina. More details & how to apply: www.cvs.rochester.edu/positions/po...
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Postdoctoral Research Positions
The Department offers a wealth of opportunities for postdoctoral research in the wide range of scientific disciplines represented in the Brain & Cognitive Scien
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We welcome new CVS faculty member Daniel Savage. Dan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. Read more: www.cvs.rochester.edu/about/news.h... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CVS faculty member Krystel Huxlin (along with co-PI Marissa Carrasco) was just awarded a five-year NEI R01 grant to study properties and mechanisms of attention-enhanced perceptual learning in neurotypicals and in cortically-blinded stroke patients. #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
2of2) They found that defective retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) drives photoreceptor loss, and that recombinant human acid ceramidase (rhAC) limited degeneration in both models, thus identifying rhAC as a potential therapy for vision loss in CLN3 disease. doi.org/10.1126/scit... #URochesterResearch
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A 3D human retina model reveals a non–cell-autonomous and non-neuronal mechanism of photoreceptor loss in a lysosomal storage disorder
Acid ceramidase deficiency causes altered sphingolipid signaling and promotes disease phenotype(s) in a lysosomal storage disorder, CLN3 disease.
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
1of2) Researchers including Rick Libby & Ruchira Singh used a stem cell–derived 3D eye model and a CLN3 miniswine model to study CLN3 Batten disease. @flaumeye.bsky.social
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A 3D human retina model reveals a non–cell-autonomous and non-neuronal mechanism of photoreceptor loss in a lysosomal storage disorder
Acid ceramidase deficiency causes altered sphingolipid signaling and promotes disease phenotype(s) in a lysosomal storage disorder, CLN3 disease.
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
TODAY is the deadline to register for the Optica Fall Vision Meeting. If you miss the deadline you will have to register for the meeting in person and you may not be able to attend all events. www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/2026-meeting... @optica-fvm.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
OUT NOW from Edmund Lalor in eNeuro: Electrophysiological indices of hierarchical speech processing differentially reflect the comprehension of speech in noise. doi.org/10.1523/eneu... #URochesterResearch @uofrbme.bsky.social
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Electrophysiological indices of hierarchical speech processing differentially reflect the comprehension of speech in noise
The past few years have seen an increase in the use of encoding models to explain neural responses to natural speech. The goal of these models is to characterize how the human brain converts acoustic…
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NEW research from Raja Narayanan shows that a TSC2 gene mutation may disrupt mTOR signaling, causing changes in smooth muscle cells. This hypothesis may explain why retinal arteries whiten while veins remain unaffected. doi.org/10.1136/bcr-... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2026-274414
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW in Current Biology: Rapid fine-scale sensorimotor plasticity in human foveal vision. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... @aplabur.bsky.social
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.06.054
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NEW pub from Martina Poletti in Current Opinion in Neurobiology: Speed of visual processing across the visual field. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.co... @aplabur.bsky.social @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New article by @drsmsilverstein.bsky.social Apical integration theory provides a neural basis for understanding disorganization and consciousness in the schizophrenias, published in Current Research in Neurobiology. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... @urneuroscience.bsky.social
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crneur.2026.100165
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
TODAY is the final day to submit a poster for the Optica Fall Vision Meeting. www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/2026-meeting... @optica-fvm.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Awardees of the CVS Pilot Funds for Vision Research have been chosen. 3 grants were awarded to Keane/Haefner, Brown/Majewksa, & Woeller/Marcos. Grants represent collaborative efforts between PIs with primary affiliations in different departments. More: www.cvs.rochester.edu/about/news.h...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New article from @aplabur.bsky.social in JOV: Perceptual consequences of retinal stabilization with high-frequency non-stroboscopic displays. doi.org/10.1167/jov.... #URochesterResearch
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Perceptual consequences of retinal stabilization with high-frequency non-stroboscopic displays | JOV | ARVO Journals
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
OUT NOW from Steve Feldon & Collyn Woeller: Lonigutamab Inhibits Hyaluronan Production by Reducing IGF-1R Levels in Thyroid Eye Disease Orbital Fibroblasts. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1210/clin... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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Lonigutamab Inhibits Hyaluronan Production by Reducing IGF-1R Levels in Thyroid Eye Disease Orbital Fibroblasts
AbstractContext. In thyroid eye disease (TED), the connective tissue behind the eye becomes inflamed and expands, partly due to excessive deposition of hya
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NEW from Scott MacRae in American Journal of Ophthalmology: Challenges to the Access and Utilization of Corneal Cross-Linking in Keratoconus Patients in the United States. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Great meeting with Kevin Masciave from ALPAO to visit CVS and the ARIA group. Hope we can continue to grow our collaboration!
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#cvstoday August 21 at 10:00 am, Kresge Room, 269 Meliora Hall Thesis Defense: Yue Guzhang, BCS Grad Student (Advisor: Poletti) Attention at the smallest scale: covert and pre-microsaccadic modulation of fine-spatial vision www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/index... @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
OUT NOW from Manny Gomez-Ramirez: A bioluminescent activity dependent platform, BLADe, for converting intracellular activity to photoreceptor activation, published in Scientific Reports. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #URochesterResearch @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social
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A bioluminescent activity dependent platform, BLADe, for converting intracellular activity to photoreceptor activation - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A bioluminescent activity dependent platform, BLADe, for converting intracellular activity to photoreceptor activation
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW from Wayne Knox: High speed laser-induced refractive index change in ophthalmic HEMA hydrogel using a line focus, in Optical Materials Express. doi.org/10.1364/OME.... #URochesterResearch @urengineering.bsky.social
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High speed laser-induced refractive index change in ophthalmic HEMA hydrogel using a line focus
Laser-induced refractive index change (LIRIC) techniques typically focus femtosecond laser pulses to a tight spot to achieve the high intensities required to alter ophthalmic materials. A line-focus implementation...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New research from Jannick Rolland in Optical Materials Express: This study created a thin metalens that changes the distance between two focus points by adjusting light polarization, enabling new functionality in a compact optical device. doi.org/10.1364/OME.... #URochesterResearch
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MarcosLab UR @marcoslabur.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@ascrs.bsky.social #EyeWorld Summer 2026 discuss the utility of #VisualSimulators in the daily clinical practice, and showcases #SimVisGekko by #2Eyesvision. Read full story, including conversation with Dr Marcos @flaumeye.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social 👉 www.eyeworld.org/2026/visual-... #IOLs
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New article from @marcoslabur.bsky.social Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Optical Coherence Elastography Reveals Protocol-Dependent Corneal Stiffening in Epi-On and Epi-Off Riboflavin Crosslinking. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1167/tvst... @urengineering.bsky.social
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Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Optical Coherence Elastography Reveals Protocol-Dependent Corneal Stiffening in Epi-On and Epi-Off Riboflavin Crosslinking | TVST | ARVO Journals
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Don't forget to register for the Optica Fall Vision Meeting, held September 24-27! www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/2026-meeting...
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW review from Rachel Wozniak in The Ocular Surface: Rare and Emerging Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens in Infectious Keratitis doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW pub from Alex Levin: Pathogenic Variants in HGSNAT associated with Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa without Overt Sanfilippo Syndrome, published in Retinal Cases and Brief Reports. doi.org/10.1097/icb.... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🎉 Congratulations to the CVS faculty who have been appointed to named professorships: Krishnan Padmanabhan, has been appointed as Dean’s Professor & James Zavislan has been appointed as the inaugural Kidger-Moore Distinguished Professor in Optics. www.rochester.edu/newscenter/r...
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URochester faculty appointed to named professorships
Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of URochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New paper from Rachel Wozniak in ASM Case Reports: Oral amoxicillin-clavulanate: an alternative treatment to refractory Nocardia keratitis—a case report. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1128/asmc... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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Oral amoxicillin-clavulanate: an alternative treatment to refractory Nocardia keratitis—a case report | ASM Case Reports
Bacterial keratitis, or bacterial infection of the cornea, causes at least 2 million new cases of blindness annually (1). While a diversity of bacterial species can cause corneal infections, clinical…
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
NEW from Alex Levin: What does a negative genetic test mean? Published in the Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.4103/ojo.... @flaumeye.bsky.social
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New paper from Ed Lalor in EJN: Quantifying the Influence of Lexical Surprisal on Acoustic Speech Encoding While Controlling for Within-Speaker Variability. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1111/ejn.... @uofrbme.bsky.social
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Quantifying the Influence of Lexical Surprisal on Acoustic Speech Encoding While Controlling for Within‐Speaker Variability
Linguistic context has been shown to influence the fidelity of acoustic speech tracking, but it remains unclear whether this reflects listener-driven processing or differences in speaker…
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UR Center for Visual Science @cvsuor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Great turnout for this year's CVS Picnic in Genesee Valley Park! Thanks to everyone who attended and special thanks to the admin team for putting together the event.
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