November 2021, Yo-Yo Ma's Okinawa Day of Action
1. Empirical Aesthetics
I study visual perception and cognition of art appreciation.
I have been using EEG, fNIRs, eye-tracking, psychophysics, computer vision tools to study human experience in appreciating paintings, architectures, movies and music, etc,. I'm also interested in how neurodiverse population and people from different cultures differ in art experience.
Relevant projects
Neuroscience of Architecture
2020-2022
A behavioural and functional neuroimaging study in naturalistic characteristics of architecture.
In collaboration with Dr. Oshin Vartanian (University of Toronto), Dr. Gregor Hayn-Leichsenring and Dr. Ho Pik Ki (University Hospital Jena).
- See publications and presentations
Yo-Yo Ma Okinawa Day of Action
2021
Conducted a pre-event EEG experiment studying neural and physiological responses to Yo-Yo Ma’s Cello performance and natural soundscapes.
Panelist during the “Activation: Physical reaction to nature sounds and music” panel discussion, followed by a live experiment visualizing heart rate in response to natural soundscapes and Yo-Yo Ma’s live performance.
This event was hosted by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, themed: Nature, Tradition and Innovation.
PSYC 353 Laboratory in Human Perception
2021
Laboratory course taught by Professor Remy Allard from Universite de Montreal.
Project: The effect of colouring on our ability to recognize art styles.
Focused on visual perception.
Trained in standard psychophysical procedure and data analysis techniques.
Designed and conducted psychophysical experiments by using PsychoPy software.
PSYC 526 Advances in Visual Perception
2020
This course was taught by Prof. Frederick Kingdom and Prof. Kathleen Mullen. It examines in detail the structure of the visual system and its function as reflected in the perceptual abilities and behaviour of the organism. Parallels are also drawn with other sensory systems to demonstrate general principles of sensory coding.
Term paper: "Human colour vision as non-trichromats with an emphasizes on higher-order visual processing - visual arts appreciation."