Psychology Program and Dean of the College Present
Using the Eyes to Peer Into the Mind:
Pupillary Dynamics Provide a Biomarker of Online Attention
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Preston Theater
A lecture by Olivia Kang, Dartmouth College
The power of the eyes to project the internal workings of the mind has been noted by philosophers, poets, and artists throughout history. Scientific research corroborates this intuition; information about how we process the people and objects around us is embedded in the timing of our eye-blinks, the size of our eye-whites, and even in the tiny oscillations of our pupils. In this talk, I will present evidence suggesting that the pattern of our pupil dilations provides a continuous and sensitive readout of how and when we deploy our attention over time. These data will highlight the ability of pupillary dynamics to identify the contents of individuals' consciousness, and assess the quality of their interactions with the outside world.
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Location: Preston Theater