Peter Bex Professor of Psychology p.bex@northeastern.edu 617.373.6214 Expertise clinical vision science, eye disease, eye movement and function, vision science, visual perception, visual rehabilitation Peter Bex in the Press The Scientist Speaking of Vision Science October 2014’s selection of notable quotes A lot of people with measurable vision impairment are unaware of their affliction because their brain fills in the missing pieces. —Vision scientist Peter Bex of Northeastern University, on the fact that one-third of the human brain is devoted to visual processing (news@Northeastern, September 4) Peter Bex for Northeastern Global NewsThese goggles scan your brain to detect neurological and vision function lossBy analyzing and isolating brain signals, NeuroVEP can identify potential problems. The researchers also envision the technology being used on people who have had strokes or traumatic brain injury. Want to watch the solar eclipse? Read this first. Your eyes will thank you.Get ready—the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 99 years will glide through the sky on Monday. Thinking about watching it with your naked eyes? Think again. Peter Bex, an expert on vision science, explains the dos and don’ts of viewing a solar eclipse. New research points to source of peripheral vision problemsPsychology professor Peter J. Bex and colleagues have reached a new understanding of why our peripheral vision is poor. The discovery could lead to treatments for eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. 3Qs: Why can’t we agree on the color of The Dress?On Thursday, a photo of a party dress hit the Internet, and never has a garment been so polarizing. We turned to Peter Bex, a vision scientist and psychology professor, to explain why people can’t seem to agree on the color of the now infamous dress. Vision questPeter Bex, a vision scientist and newly appointed psychology professor, works to detect, diagnose, and monitor visual impairment. His research goal, he says, is to maximize people’s remaining vision.
The Scientist Speaking of Vision Science October 2014’s selection of notable quotes A lot of people with measurable vision impairment are unaware of their affliction because their brain fills in the missing pieces. —Vision scientist Peter Bex of Northeastern University, on the fact that one-third of the human brain is devoted to visual processing (news@Northeastern, September 4)
