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Disseminating the Elements of Pre-Attentive Processing:
Understanding Visual Perception through Psychophysics and the Neural Processing Mechanisms
Disseminating the Elements of Pre-Attentive Processing:
Understanding Visual Perception through Psychophysics and the Neural Processing Mechanisms
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Visual Perception:
Stimulus and its Interaction with the Human Sensory Apparatus
Cognitive Neurology
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Visual perception is referred to the physical interaction of the human senses with an external stimulus. This paper discusses the scientific basis of visual perception through signal detection, based on the physical properties of the objects, analyses’ the biological components of the human vision that process this information to create visual perception. Read more...
Pre-Attentive Processing:
Understanding visual perception through experiments in psychophysics and the mechanisms of neural processing
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Cognitive Neurology
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This paper focuses on the relationship between the neural mechanisms that contribute to the distinctiveness of visualization, through form, color, depth, motion, parallel processing and connects it to the learnings from psychophysics, to understand how humans perceive their surroundings through pattern-seeking behavior. Read more...
Long Term Memory:
Highly organized, intricately connected and constantly evolving
Cognitive Psychology
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Processing of the human mind has been a centre of interest for research in cognitive psychology, and draws a parallel to the computational models of a machine. As we interact with our immediate environment, we comprehend new information by retrieving from our existing knowledge. This paper examines theories that define prior knowledge stored in long-term memory. Read more...
Metacognition and the Psychology of Search
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Cognitive Psychology
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Metacognition can be described as the self-reflective ability of the human mind, the process of ‘thinking about thinking,’ or ‘thoughts about one’s thoughts. This paper introduces the components of metacognition, and explores in detail various aspects of information architecture, reading strategies and information foraging theory as part of the psychology of search. Read More...
Working Memory and the Emotional Sub-systems
Cognitive Psychology
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The mind uses a specialized system called the working memory to execute day-to-day tasks. It allows us to mentally represent our immediate environments, support the acquisition of knowledge, formulate and act on goals. This paper divulges into the working memory and its characteristics of limited capacity, limited duration and highly volatile nature. It further explores how emotional subsystems, such as motivation and anxiety affect it. Read more...
How to create Accessible Images
Accessibility​
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Images make content easier to understand for many people; however, people with vision problems and cognitive disabilities cannot see the images or cannot comprehend them fully. How do we as designers create inclusive websites that communicate the meaning of the image to a spectrum of users?