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Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Yunzhong Si
Zhejiang Normal University
2
Marc M. Himmelberg
New York University
3
Aixuan Li
Northwestern Polytechnical University
4
Andrei Khilkevich
Sainsbury Laboratory
5
Shuai Chang
Henan University of Science and Technology
6
Sara Popham
University of California, Berkeley
7
Mateo Vélez‐Fort
Sainsbury Laboratory
8
Lachlan Kay
UNSW Sydney
9
João D. Semedo
Carnegie Mellon University
10
Gizay Ceylan
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Papers

1
SCSA: Exploring the synergistic effects between spatial and channel attention
Neurocomputing|2025
228 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2024) [100 citations, W4402454714]
Nature|2024
100 cit.
3
Slower but more accurate mental rotation performance in aphantasia linked to differences in cognitive strategies
Consciousness and Cognition|2024
46 cit.
4
Unpacking the V1 map: Differential covariation of preferred spatial frequency and cortical magnification across spatial dimensions
PLoS Computational Biology|2025
3 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Vision (2024) [1 citation, W4402946619]
Journal of Vision|2024
1 cit.
6
Publication in Neurocomputing (2025) [1 citation, W4406864528]
Neurocomputing|2025
1 cit.
7
Publication in International Journal of Biological Sciences (2026) [W7165140303]
International Journal of Biological Sciences|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Marius Pachitariu
Janelia Research Campus
2
Joonkoo Park
Amherst College
3
Talia Konkle
Harvard University Press
4
Rachel N. Denison
Boston University
5
Doreen M. Olvet
Northwell Health
6
Minchen Wei
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
7
Viola S. Störmer
Dartmouth College
8
Freek van Ede
University of Oxford
9
Jason Samaha
University of California, Santa Cruz
10
N. Wee
The University of Queensland

Papers

1
Cellpose 2.0: how to train your own model
Nature Methods|2022
1.4k cit.
2
Spike sorting with Kilosort4
Nature Methods|2024
390 cit.
3
Cellpose3: one-click image restoration for improved cellular segmentation
Nature Methods|2025
306 cit.
4
Functional but not obligatory link between microsaccades and neural modulation by covert spatial attention
Nature Communications|2022
157 cit.
5
A self-supervised domain-general learning framework for human ventral stream representation
Nature Communications|2022
137 cit.
6
A large-scale examination of inductive biases shaping high-level visual representation in brains and machines
Nature Communications|2024
77 cit.
7
Transient beta activity and cortico-muscular connectivity during sustained motor behaviour
Progress in Neurobiology|2022
59 cit.
8
Cortical topographic motifs emerge in a self-organized map of object space
Science Advances|2023
45 cit.
9
Rastermap: a discovery method for neural population recordings
Nature Neuroscience|2024
45 cit.
10
Visual temporal attention from perception to computation
Nature Reviews Psychology|2024
43 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Robert Desimone
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
2
Christof Koch
Gere Foundation
3
J. Anthony Movshon
New York University
4
Steven A. Hillyard
Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
5
David J. Heeger
Unknown
6
Nancy Kanwisher
Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
7
John H. R. Maunsell
University of Chicago
8
Wolf Singer
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
9
Ernst Niebur
Kennedy Krieger Institute
10
Guy A. Orban
University of Parma

Papers

1
A model of saliency-based visual attention for rapid scene analysis
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|1998
11.3k cit.
2
The Fusiform Face Area: A Module in Human Extrastriate Cortex Specialized for Face Perception
Journal of Neuroscience|1997
7.9k cit.
3
Reading Senseless Sentences: Brain Potentials Reflect Semantic Incongruity
Science|1980
4.9k cit.
4
Oscillatory responses in cat visual cortex exhibit inter-columnar synchronization which reflects global stimulus properties
Nature|1989
4.3k cit.
5
Shifts in Selective Visual Attention: Towards the Underlying Neural Circuitry
Unknown Journal|1987
3.8k cit.
6
A saliency-based search mechanism for overt and covert shifts of visual attention
Vision Research|2000
3.2k cit.
7
A cortical representation of the local visual environment
Nature|1998
3.1k cit.
8
Modulation of Oscillatory Neuronal Synchronization by Selective Visual Attention
Science|2001
2.9k cit.
9
Selective Attention Gates Visual Processing in the Extrastriate Cortex
Science|1985
2.5k cit.
10
Linear Systems Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Human V1
Journal of Neuroscience|1996
2.4k cit.

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