Dr. William J. Harrison
NHMRC CJ Martin Early Career Fellow
Email: willjharr@gmail.com
Phone: +61 7 3346 6300
Current research
I investigate the neural encoding of visual objects, and how this neural coding interacts with peripheral vision and working memory.
Research interests
peripheral vision,
crowding,
working memory
Selected publications
Harrison, W. J., & Bays, P. M. (2018). Visual working memory is independent of the cortical spacing between memoranda. Journal of Neuroscience, 216341. https://doi.org/10.1101/216341
Harrison, W. J., & Bex, P. J. (2017). Visual crowding is a combination of an increase of positional uncertainty, source confusion, and featural averaging. Scientific Reports, 7, 45551. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45551
Harrison, W. J., & Bex, P. J. (2016). Reply to Pachai et al. Current Biology, 26(9), R353–R354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.024
Harrison, W. J., & Bex, P. J. (2015). A Unifying Model of Orientation Crowding in Peripheral Vision. Current Biology, 25(24), 3213–3219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.10.052
Harrison, W. J., Remington, R. W., & Mattingley, J. B. (2014). Visual crowding is anisotropic along the horizontal meridian during smooth pursuit. Journal of Vision, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1167/14.1.21
Harrison, W. J., & Bex, P. J. (2014). Integrating retinotopic features in spatiotopic coordinates. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(21), 7351–7360. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5252-13.2014
Harrison, W. J., Mattingley, J. B., & Remington, R. W. (2013). Eye movement targets are released from visual crowding. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(7), 2927–2933. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4172-12.2013
Harrison, W. J., Retell, J. D., Remington, R. W., & Mattingley, J. B. (2013). Visual crowding at a distance during predictive remapping. Current Biology, 23(9), 793–798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.050
Harrison, W. J., Mattingley, J. B., & Remington, R. W. (2012). Pre-saccadic shifts of visual attention. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45670. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045670
Harrison, W. J., Thompson, M. B., & Sanderson, P. M. (2010). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display: background visual motion and sound motion. Human Factors, 52(1), 78–91.