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Research interests
"What does it mean, to see?" My primary interest in psychology, neuroscience, and computer science is cognition. My research has advanced from first examining cognition and attentional control within just the visual system to now examine how multisensory processing contributes to perception and cognition. Working with blind individuals in particular helps to reveal the role of visual experience for cognition and how the "visual" parts of the brain process other information in the absence of visual input. Much of this work has used virtual and augmented reality technology, such as a 'sensory-substitution' device (called The vOICe) that provides visual information by translating visual input into sound. I therefore study multiple sensory modalities and utilize multiple methods to best understand the psychological and neural underpinnings of cognition in human and non-human animals. I am also currently a researcher at Reality Labs Research (Meta / Oculus), where I am advancing eye tracking and other research for new applications in AR and VR.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychological and Brain Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, John Hopkins University
Award Date: 15 May 2006
External positions
Research Scientist, Reality Labs Research, Meta
20 Sep 2021 → …
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Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA) - 2.0
Cosker, D., Bilzon, J., Campbell, N., Cazzola, D., Colyer, S., Lutteroth, C., McGuigan, P., O'Neill, E., Proulx, M. & Yang, Y.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/11/20 → 31/10/25
Project: Research council
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Does Optimal Integration of Sound and Touch Develop Earlier in Blind Children?
1/04/15 → 31/05/17
Project: Research council
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Indonesia Second City Partnership Travel Grant
10/03/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Access to exercise for people with visual impairments during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic
Richardson, M., Petrini, K. & Proulx, M. J., 7 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Visual Impairment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A natural history of vision loss: Insight from evolution for human visual function
de Sousa, A. A., Todorov, O. S. & Proulx, M. J., 31 Mar 2022, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 134, 104550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A Virtual Reality Application of the Rubber Hand Illusion Induced by Ultrasonic Mid-Air Haptic Stimulation
Salagean, A., Hadnett-Hunter, J., Finnegan, D., de Sousa, A. A. & Proulx, M., 31 Jan 2022, In: ACM Transactions on Applied Perception. 19, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climb-o-Vision: A Computer Vision Driven Sensory Substitution Device for Rock Climbing
Richardson, M., Petrini, K. & Proulx, M., 30 Apr 2022, CHI 2022 - Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, Vol. April 2022. p. 1-7 7 p. 416. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Communicating Photograph Content Through Tactile Images to People With Visual Impairments
Pakėnaitė, K., Nedelev, P., Kamperou, E., Proulx, M. J. & Hall, P. M., 10 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Computer Science. 3, 787735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets and Analyses for "Affect Recognition using Psychophysiological Correlates in High Intensity VR Exergaming"
Barathi, S. C. (Creator), Proulx, M. (Creator), O'Neill, E. (Creator) & Lutteroth, C. (Creator), University of Bath, 15 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00758
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