James M Hillis

University of Pennsylvania
Department of Psychology
3815 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19106
phone: 215-573-7578
email: jmhillis@psych.upenn.edu


Research Interests

• Statistical decision theory, computational vision, psychophysics
• Sensory cue integration, 3D perception, perceptual learning and adaptation


Publications

Hillis, J.M., Watt, S. J., Landy, M. S. & Banks, M. S. (2004). Slant from texture and disparity cues: optimal cue combination. Journal of Vision , 4 (12), 967-992.

Banks, M.S., Ghose, T., Hillis, J.M. (2004). Relative image size, not eye position, determines eye dominance switches. Vision Research, 44 (3), 229-234.

Hillis, J.M., Ernst, M.O., Banks, M.S., & Landy, M.S. (2002). Combining sensory information: Mandatory fusion within but not between senses. Science, Nov 22, 1627-1630.

Hillis, J.M.& Banks, M.S. (2001). Are corresponding points fixed? Vision Research, 41(19), 2457-2473.

Pratt J, Hillis J, Gold JM (2001) Sensory factors in inhibition of return. Psychological Bulletin & Review, 8 (3), 489-495.


Published Abstracts

Hillis, J. M. & Brainard, D. H. (2004). Lightness discrimination and appearance: A shadowy dissociation. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting.


Hillis, J. M. & Brainard, D. H. (2004). Color Discrimination and Appearance: A non-linear link. Vision Sciences Scociety.


Schreiber, K. M., Rose, H., Hillis, J. M, Schor, C. M. & Banks, M. S. (2004). Eye position and the 2D pattern of retinal correspondence. Vision ScienceS Scociety.


Hillis, J. M. & Brainard, D. H. (2003). Cone inputs controlling context effects: Detection and Appearance. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting.


Landy, M.S., Hillis, J.M. & Banks, M.S. (2003). Effects of viewing geometry on combination of disparity and texture gradient information. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting.


Hillis, J. M. & Brainard, D. H. (2003). Cone inputs controlling context effects: Detection and Appearance. Vision ScienceS Scociety.


Burge, J. Hillis, J. M., Landy, M. S. & Banks (2003). Disparity and Texture gradients are combined in two ways. Vision ScienceS Scociety.


Ghose, T., Hillis, J. M., Watt, S., Landy, M. S. & Banks, M. S. (2003). Slant anisotropy and tilt-dependent variations in stereo precision. Vision ScienceS Scociety.


Hillis, J.M., Banks, M.S. & Landy, M.S. (2002). Viewing geometry and combining disparity and texture-gradient information. Perception, 3, ECVP supplement.


Hillis, J.M., Banks, M.S. & Landy, M.S. (2002). How are texture and stereo used in slant discrimination. Vision ScienceS Society, May 10-15.


Ghose, T., Banks, M.S. & Hillis, J.M. (2002). Eye Dominance changes with eye position and image magnification. Vision ScienceS Society, May 10-15.


Hillis, J.M.& Banks, M.S. (2001). Stereoscopic slant adaptation improves slant discrimination. Vision ScienceS Society, May 10-15.


Hillis, J.M. & Banks, M.S. (2000). The range of fusable surfaces. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 41(4) supplement.


Hillis, J.M, Domini, F.& Banks, M.S. (1999). Texture cues to depth can be learned from stereoscopic depth. Perception, 28, ECVP supplement.


Hillis, J.M, & Banks, M.S. (1999). Retinal correspondence does not vary with viewing distance. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 40(4) supplement.


Hillis, J.M, Backus, B.T., van Ee R. & Banks, M.S. (1998). Stereo slant perception is more precise in an oculocentric task than in a head-centric task. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 39(4) supplement.


Hillis, J.M., Bennett, P.J., & Sekuler, A. B. (1997). Temporal properties of spatial profile analysis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, 38(4) supplement.


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