Last Updated : April 29, 2008
ROBERT MARTIN STEINMAN
E-mail: drrmsteinman@gmail.com
Telephone: 301-221-9668
EDUCATION: |
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Graduate Faculty, New School University M.A. |
1962 |
Graduate Faculty, New School University Ph.D. |
1964 |
N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow (UPENN: Prof. J. Nachmias, Sponsor) |
1962-64 |
EXPERIENCE IN DENTISTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION: |
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Teaching Fellow, Graduate Faculty, New School University |
1959-61 |
Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania |
1961-64 |
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland at College Park |
1964-67 |
Associate Professor, University of Maryland at College Park |
1967-72 |
Professor, University of Maryland at College Park |
1972-2008 |
Visiting Scholar, Purdue University |
2007-2008 |
Emeritus Professor, University of Maryland at College Park |
2008- |
AWARDS: |
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Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence |
1967 |
Elected Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science |
1980 |
Elected Fellow of Optical Society of America |
1981 |
Elected Fellow of American Psychological Society |
1994 |
Sigma Xi, UMCP, Lifetime Contribution to Science Award |
1996 |
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American Association for Advancement of Science |
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American Psychological Society |
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Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
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Cognitive Science Society |
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Optical Society of America |
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Psychonomic Society |
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Society for Neuroscience |
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BOOK: |
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Pizlo, Z., Li, Y., Sawada, T. & Steinman, R.M. (2014) Making a machine that sees like us. Oxford University Press. New York. |
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PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS: |
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(The titles are links to PDF-files. They are intended to provide a single copy for personal use only. Reprints, when still available, will be sent in response to email or snailmail requests.) |
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Nachmias, J. & Steinman, R. M. (1963). Study of absolute visual detection by the rating-scale method. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 53, 1206-1213. |
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Nachmias, J. & Steinman, R. M. (1965). An experimental comparison of the method of limits and the staircase method. American Journal of Psychology, 78, 112-115. |
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Nachmias, J. & Steinman, R. M. (1965). Brightness and discriminability of light flashes. Vision Research, 5, 545-558. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1965) Effect of target size, luminance and color on monocular fixation. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 55,1158-1165. |
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Steinman, R. M., Cunitz, R. J., Timberlake, G.T.. & Herman, M. (1967) Voluntary control of microsaccades during maintained monocular fixation. Science, 155, 1577-1579. |
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Steinman, R. M. & Cunitz, R. J. (1968) Fixation of targets near the absolute foveal threshold. Vision Research, 8, 277-286. |
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Puckett, Jane deWeese & Steinman, R. M. (1969) Tracking eye movements with and without saccadic correction. Vision Research, 9, 695-703. |
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Cunitz, R. J.. & Steinman, R. M. (1969) Comparison of saccadic eye movements during fixation and reading. Vision Research, 9, 683-693. |
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Steinman, R. M., Skavenski, A. A. & Sansbury, R.V. (1969) Effect of lens accommodation on holding the eye in place without saccades. Vision Research, 9, 629-631. |
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Steinman, R. M., Skavenski, A. A. & Sansbury, R.V. (1969) Voluntary control of smooth pursuit velocity. Vision Research, 9, 1167-1171. |
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Skavenski, A. A. & Steinman, R. M. (1970) Control of eye position in the dark. Vision Research, 10, 193-203. |
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Skavenski, A. A., Haddad, G. & Steinman, R. M. (1972) The extraretinal signal for the visual perception of direction. Perception & Psychophysics, 11, 287-290. |
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Timberlake, G. T., Wyman, D., Skavenski, A. A. & Steinman, R. M.(1972) The oculomotor error signal in the fovea. Vision Research, 12,1059-1064. |
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Haddad, G. M. & Steinman, R. M. (1973). The smallest voluntary saccade: Implications for fixation. Vision Research, 13, 1075-1086. |
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Kupin, J. J., Haddad, G. M., & Steinman, R. M. (1973) Saccades in Neal's Square of Three. Perception & Psychophysics, 14, 298-300. |
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Sansbury, R. V., Skavenski, A. A., Haddad, G. M. & Steinman, R. M.(1973) Normal fixation of eccentric targets. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 63, 612-614. |
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Wyman, D. & Steinman, R. M. (1973) Small step tracking: Implications for the oculomotor "dead zone". Vision Research, 13, 2165-2172. |
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Wyman, D. & Steinman, R. M. (1973) Latency characteristics of small saccades. Vision Research, 13, 2165-2172. |
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Steinman, R. M., Haddad, G. M., Skavenski, A. A. & Wyman, D. (1973) Miniature Eye Movement. Science, 181, 810-819. |
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Murphy, B. J., Haddad, G. M. & Steinman, R. M. (1974) Simple forms and fluctuations of the line of sight: Implications for motor theories of form processing. Perception & Psychophysics, 16, 557-563. |
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Murphy, B. J., Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1975) Slow oculomotor control in the presence of moving backgrounds. Vision Research, 15,1263-1268. |
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Skavenski, A. A., Robinson, D.A., Steinman, R. M. & Timberlake,G. T. (1975) Miniature eye movements in rhesus monkey. Vision Research,15, 1269-1273. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman (1977) The role of small saccades in counting. Vision Research, 17, 141-146. |
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Winterson, B. J., & Steinman, R. M. (1978) The effect of luminance on human smooth pursuit of perifoveal and foveal targets. Vision Research, 18, 1165-1172. |
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Kowler, E., Murphy, B. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1978) Velocity matching during smooth pursuit of different targets on different backgrounds. Vision Research, 18, 603-605. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1979) Miniature saccades: eye movements that do not count. Vision Research, 19, 105-108. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1979) The effects of expectations on slow oculomotor control - I : Periodic target steps. Vision Research, 19, 619-632. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1979) The effects of expectations on slow oculomotor control - II: Single target displacements. Vision Research, 19, 33-646. |
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Skavenski, A. A., Hansen, R. M., Steinman, R. M. & Winterson, B. J. (1979) Quality of retinal image stabilization during small natural and artificial rotations in man. Vision Research, 19, 678-683. |
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Winterson, B. J.., Collewijn, H. & Steinman, R. M. (1979) Compensatory eye movements to miniature rotations in the rabbit: implications for retinal image stability. Vision Research, 19, 1155-1159. |
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Winterson, B. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1979) Proprioceptive information neither improves fixation stability nor reduces autokinesis. Vision Research, 19, 1289-1291. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1980) Small saccades serve no useful purpose: Reply to a letter by R. W. Ditchburn. Vision Research, 20, 273-276. |
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Steinman, R. M. & Collewijn, H. (1980) Binocular retinal image motion during active head rotation. Vision Research, 20, 415-429. |
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Kowler, E. & Steinman, R. M. (1981) The effect of expectations on slow oculomotor control III - Guessing unpredictable target displacements. Vision Research, 21, 191-203. |
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Collewijn, H., Martins, A. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1981) The time course of adaptation of human compensatory eye movements. Documenta Ophthalmologia, 30, 123-133. |
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Steinman, R. M., Cushman, W. B. & Martins, A. J. (1982) The precision of gaze. Human Neurobiology, 1, 97-109. |
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Collewijn, H., Martins, A. J.. & Steinman, R. M. (1983) Compensatory eye movements during active and passive head movements: Fast adaptation to changes in visual magnification. Journal of Physiology (London), 340, 259-286. |
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Cushman, W. B., Tangney, J. F., Steinman, R. M. and Ferguson, J. L. (1984) Characteristics of smooth eye movements with stabilized targets. Vision Research, 24, 1003-1009. |
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Steinman, R. M., Levinson, J. Z., Collewijn, H. and Van der Steen, J. (1985) Vision in the presence of known natural retinal image motion. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2, 226-233. |
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Collewijn, H., Van der Steen, Steinman, R. M. (1985) Human eye movements associated with blinks and prolonged eye-lid closure. Journal of Neurophysiology, 54, 11-27. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1986) The need for an eclectic, rather than systems, approach to the study of the primate oculomotor system. Vision Research, 26, 101-112. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1986) Eye movement. Vision Research, 26, 1389-1400. |
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Collewijn, H. Erkelens, C. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1988) Binocular co-ordination of human horizontal eye movements. Journal of Physiology (London), 404, 157-182. |
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Collewijn, H., Erkelens, C. & Steinman, R. M. (1988) Binocular co-ordination of human vertical saccadic eye movements. Journal of Physiology (London), 404, 183-197. |
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Erkelens, C., Van der Steen, J., Steinman, R. M., & Collewijn, H. (1989 a) Ocular vergence under natural conditions. I. Continuous changes of target distance along the median plane. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 236, 417-440. |
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Erkelens, C. Steinman, C. & Collewijn, H. (1989 b) Ocular vergence under natural conditions. II. Gaze-shifts between real targets differing in distance and direction. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 236, 441-465. |
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Erkelens, C., Collewijn, H. & Steinman, R. M. (1989 c). Asymmetrical adaptation of human saccades to anisometropic spectacles. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 30, 1132-1145. |
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Steinman, R. M., Kowler, E. & Collewijn, H. (1990) New directions for oculomotor research. Vision Research, 30, 1845-1864. |
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Dell' Osso, L. F., Van der Steen, Steinman, R. M. and Collewijn, H.(1992) Foveation dynamics in congenital nystagmus: I. Fixation. Documenta Ophthalmologia, 79, 1-24. |
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Dell' Osso, L. F., Van der Steen, Steinman, R. M. & Collewijn,H. (1992) Foveation dynamics in congenital nystagmus: II. Smooth Pursuit. Documenta Ophthalmologia, 79, 25-50. |
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Dell' Osso, L. F., Van der Steen, Steinman, R. M. & Collewijn, H. (1992). Foveation dynamics in congenital nystagmus: III. VOR. Documenta Ophthalmologia, 79, 51-70. |
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Epelboim, J., Booth, J. & Steinman, R. M. (1994) Reading unspaced text: implications for theories of reading eye movements. Vision Research, 34, 1735-1766. |
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Collewijn, H., Erkelens, C. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1995) Voluntary binocular gaze-shifts in the plane of regard: Dynamics of version and vergence. Vision Research, 35, 3335-3358. |
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Epelboim, J., Kowler, E., Steinman, R. M., Collewijn, H. Erkelens,C. J. & Pizlo, Z. (1995) When push comes to shove: Compensation for passive perturbations of the head during natural gaze shifts. Journal of Vestibular Research, 5, 421-442. |
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Epelboim. J., Steinman, R. M., Kowler, E., Edwards, M., Pizlo, Z., Erkelens, C. J. & Collewijn, H. (1995) Visual search and memory in sequential looking tasks. Vision Research, 35, 3401-3422. |
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Epelboim, J., Booth, J. & Steinman, R. M. (1996) Much ado about nothing: the place of space in text. Vision Research, 36, 461-470. |
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Collewijn, H., Erkelens, C. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1997) Trajectories of the human binocular fixation point during conjugate and non-conjugate gaze-shifts. Vision Research, 37, 1049-1069. |
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Epelboim. J., Steinman, R. M., Kowler, E., Edwards, M., Pizlo, Z., Erkelens, C. J.& Collewijn, H. (1997) Gaze-shift dynamics in two kinds of sequential looking tasks. Vision Research, 37, 2597-2607. |
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Epelboim, J., Booth, J. R., Ashkenazy, R., Taleghani, A. & Steinman, R. M. (1997) Fillers and spaces in text: The importance of word recognition during reading. Vision Research, 37, 2899-2914. |
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Malinov, I. V., Epelboim, J., Herst, A. H. & Steinman, R. M. (2000) Characteristics of saccades and vergence in two kinds of looking tasks. Rapid communication. Vision Research, 40, 2083-2090. |
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Steinman, R. M., Pizlo, Z. & Pizlo, F. J. (2000) Phi is not beta, and why Wertheimer's discovery launched the Gestalt revolution: Mini Review. Vision Research, 40, 2257-2264. |
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Herst, A. H., Epelboim, J. & Steinman, R. M. (2001) Head and eye coordination during a natural sequential tapping task. Vision Research, 41, 3307-3319. |
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Logvinenko, A. D., Epelboim, J. & Steinman, R. M. (2001) The role of vergence in the perception of distance: A fair test of the Bishop Berkeley's claim. Spatial Vision, 15, 77-97. |
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Logvinenko, A.D. & Steinman, R.M. (2002) Fixation on fixation impedes cognition: Reply to a Commentary by Kohly & Ono. Spatial Vision, 15, 387-391 |
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Steinman, R. M., Pizlo, Z., Forofonova, T. I., Epelboim, J. (2003) One fixates accurately in order to see clearly not because one sees clearly. Spatial Vision, 16, 225-241. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1975) Oculomotor effects on vision. In: Ocular Motility and Its Clinical Implications. Edited by Bach y Rita and Lennerstrand,Wenner-Gren Symposium Series, Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 395-415. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1976) The role of eye movements in maintaining a phenomenally clear and stable visual world. In: Eye Movements and PsychologicalProcesses. Edited by Monty and Senders, Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp.121-154. |
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Collewijn, H., Martins, A. J. & Steinman, R. M. (1981) Natural retinal image motion: Origin and change, Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 374, 312-329. |
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Steinman, R. M. & Levinson, J. Z. (1990) The role of eye movement in the detection of contrast and detail. In: Eye Movements and their Role in Visual and Cognitive Processes. Edited by E. Kowler, Elsevier Science (Biomedical Division), Amsterdam. Pp. 115-212. |
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Collewijn, H., Steinman, R. M., Erkelens, C. J. & Regan, D. (1991) Binocular fusion, stereopsis and stereoacuity with a moving head. In: Vision and Visual Dysfunction, vol. 10A: Binocular Vision. (Edited by D. Regan), MacMillan, London, pp. 121-136. |
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Kowler, E., Pizlo, Z., Zhur, G. J. Erkelens, C. Steinman, R. M. &Collewijn, H. (1992) Coordination of head and eyes during the performanceof natural (and unnatural) visual tasks. In: The Head-Neck Sensory MotorSystem. Edited by Berthoz, A., Vidal, P. P. and Graf, W., Oxford University Press, London, pp. 419-426. |
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Collewijn, H., Steinman, R. M., Erkelens, C.J., Pizlo, Z. & Van der Steen (1992) The effect of freeing the head on eye movement characteristics during 3-D shifts of gaze and tracking. In: The Head-Neck Sensory MotorSystem. Edited by Berthoz, A., Vidal, P.P. and Graf, W., Oxford University Press, London, pp. 412-418 |
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Collewijn, H., Steinman, R. M. Erkelens, C.J., Kowler E. & J. Van der Steen (1992) Binocular gaze control under free-head conditions. In:Vestibular and Brain Stem Control of Eye, Head and Body Movements, Edited by Shimazu, H. and Shinoda, Y. Karger, Basel, pp. 203-220. |
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Collewijn, H., Erkelens, C. J., Pizlo, Z. & Steinman, R. M.(1994) Binocular gaze movements: coordination of vergence and version.In: Eye Movements in Reading, Edited by Ygge, J. & Lennerstrand, G., (Wenner-Gren International Science Series: Vol. 64), Pergamon, Oxford,pp. 97-115. |
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Steinman, R. M. (1995) Moveo ergo video: Natural retinal image motion and its effect on vision. In: Exploratory Vision: The ActiveEye, Edited by Landy, M. S., Maloney, L. T. and Pavel, M., Springer-Verlag,New York, pp. 3-50. |
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Steinman, R.M. (2003) Gaze Control Under natural Conditions. in The Visual Neurosciences, edited by Chalupa, L.M. & Werner, J.S.; MIT Press, Cambridge, pp. 1339-1356. |
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Steinman, R.M., Menezes, W. & Herst, A.N. (2005) Handling Real Forms in Real Life. In: Seeing Spatial Form. Edited by Jenkin, M. & Harris, L, Oxford University Press, Oxford., pp. 187-212. |
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Li, Y., Sawada, T., Shi, Y., Steinman, R.M. & Pizlo, Z. (2013) Symmetry is the sine qua non of shape. In: Shape perception in human and computer vision. Edited by Dickinson, S.J. & Pizlo, Z. Springer, London. pp. 21-40. |
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RELATED PAPERS: |
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(Research done in Steinman's laboratory, closely related to work done there, or related to an exchange of Letters) |
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Ditchburn, R. W. (1980) The function of small saccades. Vision Research, 20, 271-272. |
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EXTRAMURAL GRANTS: |
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NIH, NEI Grant "Stimulus Variables in Monocular Fixation" |
1965-77 |
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Renewed 1969, 1974, 1977 but declined in 1977 |
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NSF "Human Oculomotor Capacity". |
1977-83 |
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Renewed but declined in 1983 |
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Visiting Scientist Travel Grant from the Netherlands Z.W.O. |
1978 |
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NIH, NEI Grant "Human Oculomotor Capacity" |
1983-89 |
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Visiting Scientist Travel Grant from the Netherlands MEDIGON |
1989 |
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AFOSR Grant "Coordinated Action in 3-D Space" |
1990-94 |
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AASERT Training Grant (supplement to AFOSR above) |
1992-95 |
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AFOSR Grant "Coordinated Action in 3-D Space II" |
1994-97 |
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AFOSR Grant "Coordinating Actions in Nearby 3-D Space" |
1997-00 |
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AASERT Training Grant (supplement to AFOSR just above) |
1997-00 |
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AFOSR Computer Analysis Equipment Grant |
1999 |
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AFOSR Funded extension of "Coordinating Actions..." |
2000 |
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AFOSR Grant "Natural Head-Eye Coordination" |
2002-2005 |
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DoD/AFOSR Grant "Robotic navigation emulating human performance" (consultant) |
2009-2011 |