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Omer Daglar Tanrikulu

Assistant Professor
Phone: (603) 862-0680
Office: Mcconnell Hall, Durham, NH 03824
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To learn more about my research, please visit: unhvisionlab.com

 

My research focuses on visual perception from a computational perspective.

I am especially interested in perceptual grouping, a ubiquitous process at different levels of vision. For example, the visual system can efficiently group textures, items, features, or objects to extract the statistical properties of visual scenes. Or, in 3D depth perception, the visual system groups different regions of an image and assigns them figural or ground status to determine the relative depth of perceived surfaces. I investigate such visual processes by conducting psychophysical experiments. I also conduct experiments in Virtual Reality (VR) to test well-known visual phenomena in a realistic environment using naturalistic stimuli.

I am also interested in the philosophy of cognitive science, particularly in the concept of “mental representation.” My most recent philosophical work focuses on the probabilistic nature of mental representations in visual processing. 

To see my most recent publications, please visit my GoogleScholar page:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jaYJ61kAAAAJ&hl=en

Courses Taught

  • INCO 590: Student Research Experience
  • NSB 799H: Honors Senior Thesis
  • PSYC 513: Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 741W: Spc Top/Fund of Cog Science
  • PSYC 894: Advanced Research
  • PSYC 914: Advanced Seminar in Cognition

Education

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University
  • M.S., Bogazici University
  • B.S., Koc University, Turkey

Research Interests

  • Visual perception
  • Cognitive Sciences
  • Vision Science
  • Visual Perception/Processing
  • Philosophy of mind

Selected Publications

  • Fleming, S., Robertson, P., Turek, D., & Tanrikulu, Ö. D. (2025). Testing the Relative Influence of Three Key Factors in Mind-Based Models of Religion: Template Categories, Utility, and Threat. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 25(1-2), 159-181. doi:10.1163/15685373-12340205

  • Tanrıkulu, Ö. D., Froyen, V., Feldman, J., & Singh, M. (2024). Interaction of contour geometry and optic flow in determining relative depth of surfaces.. Atten Percept Psychophys, 86(1), 221-236. doi:10.3758/s13414-023-02807-0

  • Houborg, C., Pascucci, D., Tanrikulu, Ö. D., & Kristjánsson, Á. (2023). The effects of visual distractors on serial dependence.. J Vis, 23(12), 1. doi:10.1167/jov.23.12.1

  • Houborg, C., Kristjánsson, Á., Tanrikulu, Ö. D., & Pascucci, D. (2023). The role of secondary features in serial dependence.. J Vis, 23(5), 21. doi:10.1167/jov.23.5.21

  • Tanrikulu, Ö. D., Pascucci, D., & Kristjánsson, Á. (2023). Stronger serial dependence in the depth plane than the fronto-parallel plane between realistic objects: Evidence from virtual reality.. J Vis, 23(5), 20. doi:10.1167/jov.23.5.20

  • Pascucci, D., Tanrikulu, Ö. D., Ozkirli, A., Houborg, C., Ceylan, G., Zerr, P., . . . Kristjánsson, Á. (2023). Serial dependence in visual perception: A review.. J Vis, 23(1), 9. doi:10.1167/jov.23.1.9

  • Tanrikulu, O. D., Froyen, V., Feldman, J., & Singh, M. (2018). When Is Accreting/Deleting Texture Seen as In Front? Interpretation of Depth From Texture Motion. PERCEPTION, 47(7), 694-721. doi:10.1177/0301006618776119

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