sensory ecology

Dale Purves’ Lab provides profound and accessible teaching on the function of biological sensory systems. The point of biological sensory systems is not to perceive accurately the real world, but to respond successfully in the circumstances in which the organism has evolved and lives.  Phylogenetic and ontogenetic experiences determine perception-action cycles, which are empirical sensory … Continue reading making sense is biological coding of sensory ecology

Real-time personal visual communication devices have not been commercially successful.  3G mobile video calling seems to have been a flop.  Real-time visual communication isn’t a feature understood in marketing mobile communication devices.  Is real-time personal visual communication a dead-end in the communications industry? Recent research highlights the value of conveying movement in personal communication.  Researchers … Continue reading the value of movement in personal communication