Visual Cognition Researcher

Daniel Lougen

Investigating how the brain processes visual information before conscious awareness at the University of Toronto

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01 / About

Exploring the earliest stages of visual processing

I'm a PhD student in the Visual Cognition Lab at the University of Toronto, supervised by Dr. Jay Pratt. My research focuses on the lateral geniculate nucleus, retinotectal pathway, and how visual information is processed before reaching conscious awareness.

As a secondary line of research, I develop bio-constrained vision models using PyTorch—bridging computational approaches with biological vision systems.

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Neuroscience

Visual perception, attention, early visual pathways

Computational

Python, PyTorch, R, bio-constrained modeling

Methods

Eye-tracking, VR/AR, PsychoPy, psychophysics

Engineering

Arduino, ESP32, CAD, 3D printing

02 / Research

Current Focus

Inhibition of Return

Exploring temporal dynamics of IOR using spatial frequency manipulations to probe magnocellular and parvocellular pathway contributions.

Attention Spatial Frequency M/P Pathways

Early Visual Pathways

Investigating sensory processing in the lateral geniculate nucleus, superior colliculus, and pulvinar—understanding how visual information is processed before cortical involvement.

LGN Superior Colliculus Pulvinar