Masters Applied Projects

Project 4

Relationship Between Cognitive Control and Optical Illusion and its Future Clinical and Medical Device Applications

Student:

Angelica Gutierrez

Mentors:

Dr. Christopher Buneo – SBHSE

Dr. Stephen Helms Tillery - SBHSE

Dr. Marco Santello – SBHSE

YouTube Link:
View the video link below before joining the zoom meeting

Zoom link:
https://asu.zoom.us/j/851 5443 3220

Abstract:

The main purpose of this applied project is to use an optical illusion to study its relationship with cognitive control within the human brain. The optical illusion highlighted in this applied project consists of images of a black-and-white checkerboard flashing at different rates to create a wavy, vertical-line optical illusion. This applied project proposes that this optical illusion exists due to blind spots in the visual system within the human brain. This applied project also proposes how this optical illusion can be utilized within clinical and medical device applications in the future. This knowledge will benefit other researchers who wish to incorporate optical illusions into their research. This knowledge will also benefit clinicians and medical device manufacturers who wish to incorporate optical illusions into their neurological therapy and medical device designs. The behavioral data used in this applied project was collected from human participants through tracking their eye movements and their responses to visual stimuli.