Germany’s vision scientist talks about visual perception at NCKU
Tainan, Taiwan, July 12, 2013
Dr. Lothar Spillmann, a world-renowned vision scientist, was invited by Prof. Pi-Chun Huang from the Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, to visit the university and give two talks to the staff and the students, July 11-12.
“Dr. Spillmann is very well established in the field of vision science,” said Prof. Huang, “and his research interests are generally in the neurophysiological correlates of visual perception, including visual illusions and Gestalt vision.”
One of classic work from the Gestalt movement, Laws of Seeing, was translated by Dr. Spillmann from German to English and which will be one of the textbooks in the course led by Prof. Huang next semester.
Dr. Spillmann who visited NCKU many years ago said, “This my third time visit to Tainan and I feel very welcomed here. NCKU is a prestigious university with very high reputation and I like the campus especially the architecture and the Banyan trees.”
The first talk Spillmann gave in the afternoon of July 11 was Gestalt Vision: Phenomenology, Camouflage and Emergent Neuronal Mechanisms. He continued to introduce the history of vision science and elaborate the development of the field of study.
“All our experience comes through the senses and among them vision is the most important sense,” Dr. Spillmann revealed the reason why we study perception during the talks.
He indicated, “We are fooled by the same factors that evolved to hide prey and fool predators. Therefore, the neuronal mechanism for figure-ground segregation in man and animal must be the same.”
Dr. Spillmann who is 75 years old has been engaged in academic research for many decades. He retired from the Brain Research Unit at the University of Fruiburg in Germany in 2005 and now is a visiting professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, responsible for teaching courses related to visual physiology.
When talking about suggestions to young scientists who have passion for vision science, Spillmann said, “Young scientists should learn from the nature, to become humble, more modest, and less arrogant. They should be concerned about the future of this earth.”
He shared his keen observation about the adaptation of living creatures like animals and insects to the natural environment and he advised the students to pay more attention to what they see around them discovering Nature’s magnificent designs.
Dr. Lothar Spillmann, a world-renowned vision scientist, was invited by Prof. Pi-Chun Huang from the Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, to visit the university and give two talks to the staff and the students, July 11-12.
“Dr. Spillmann is very well established in the field of vision science,” said Prof. Huang, “and his research interests are generally in the neurophysiological correlates of visual perception, including visual illusions and Gestalt vision.”
One of classic work from the Gestalt movement, Laws of Seeing, was translated by Dr. Spillmann from German to English and which will be one of the textbooks in the course led by Prof. Huang next semester.
Dr. Spillmann who visited NCKU many years ago said, “This my third time visit to Tainan and I feel very welcomed here. NCKU is a prestigious university with very high reputation and I like the campus especially the architecture and the Banyan trees.”
The first talk Spillmann gave in the afternoon of July 11 was Gestalt Vision: Phenomenology, Camouflage and Emergent Neuronal Mechanisms. He continued to introduce the history of vision science and elaborate the development of the field of study.
“All our experience comes through the senses and among them vision is the most important sense,” Dr. Spillmann revealed the reason why we study perception during the talks.
He indicated, “We are fooled by the same factors that evolved to hide prey and fool predators. Therefore, the neuronal mechanism for figure-ground segregation in man and animal must be the same.”
Dr. Spillmann who is 75 years old has been engaged in academic research for many decades. He retired from the Brain Research Unit at the University of Fruiburg in Germany in 2005 and now is a visiting professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, responsible for teaching courses related to visual physiology.
When talking about suggestions to young scientists who have passion for vision science, Spillmann said, “Young scientists should learn from the nature, to become humble, more modest, and less arrogant. They should be concerned about the future of this earth.”
He shared his keen observation about the adaptation of living creatures like animals and insects to the natural environment and he advised the students to pay more attention to what they see around them discovering Nature’s magnificent designs.
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Date:
2013-07-12
