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Kaneko Lab
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A lab that investigates how humans perceive space through vision.
AboutAbout the lab
Understanding human visual information processing and its applications
Kaneko Lab studies how humans process information that enters through the eyes.
The lab aims to clarify the processes of human perception and cognition, centered on the visual system, and in particular the mechanisms for perceiving space.
Key terms
- Perception
- The function of grasping surrounding objects and events from information received through sensory organs such as the eyes and ears
- Cognition
- The function of comparing perceived information with memory and knowledge to understand and judge what it is
- Visual system
- The whole network of organs and nerves involved in seeing, from the eyes to the brain
ResearchResearch themes
Focusing on vision, the lab investigates how humans perceive space and how they integrate visual information with bodily senses, using psychophysical experiments and measurements such as eye movements. The findings can also be applied to 3D displays, virtual reality, human interfaces, and the design of car interiors and roads.
*Illustrative imageHow binocular disparity lets us perceive depth
The lab studies the role of vertical disparity, one component of binocular disparity, which is the slight offset between the images in the left and right eyes. Vertical disparity is thought to serve as a cue for compensating for changes in eye and head position.
*Illustrative imageEstimating the direction of attention from eye movements
Because the direction of gaze and the direction of attention do not always coincide, knowing where attention is directed allows a person's mental state to be estimated more accurately. The lab studies methods for estimating the position of attention from small involuntary eye movements and changes in pupil size.
*Illustrative imageHow vision and bodily senses are integrated
Using head-mounted displays, the lab independently manipulates visual input and senses such as the vestibular sense in the inner ear to investigate how the perception of one's own motion arises. The work also helps predict perception in special environments such as outer space.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHirohiko KanekoPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Ernemann Stereo Betrachtungs Apparat 4,5x10,7 eyepieces-side” Julo / CC0 (cropped)
- How binocular disparity lets us perceive depth: “Stereoscope from M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum (03)” Харківський історичний музей імені М. Ф. Сумцова / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Estimating the direction of attention from eye movements: “EYE-SYNC eye-tracking analyzer” Z22 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- How vision and bodily senses are integrated: “Virtual reality headset” FloppaIngénieur / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Nagai Lab): “Grey square optical illusion line” Sakurambo / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Koike Lab): “Lightweight, high-strength hands and fingers ( )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kuroda Lab): “Cosine Series Plus Noise TFM” Fourier1789 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Islam Lab): “Micromanipulator Semiautomatic Probe Station” Rgarrigan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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