Ward, E. J. (2019). Exploring Perceptual Illusions in Deep Neural Networks [Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1101/687905

Lim, C., Ward, E. J., Vickery, T., & Johnson, M. M. (in press). Not-so-working memory: Drift in fMRI pattern representations during maintenance predicts errors in a visual working memory task. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.

 

Ward, E. J., Isik, L., & Chun, M. M. (2018). General transformations of object representations in human visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 38, 8526–8537. PDF

 

Ward, E. J. (2018). Downgraded Phenomenology: How conscious overflow lost its richness. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 373:20170355. PDF

Ward, E. J., Bear, A., & Scholl, B. J. (2016). Can you perceive ensembles without perceiving individuals?: The role of statistical perception in determining whether awareness overflows access. Cognition, 152, 78-86. PDF

Chekroud, A. M.*, Ward, E. J.*, Rosenberg, M. D., & Holmes, A. J. (2016). Patterns in the human brain mosaic discriminate males from females. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pii:
201523888. PDF

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (2016). Neural discriminability of object features predicts perceptual organization. Psychological Science, 27, 3-11. PDF

Ward, E. J. & Scholl, B. J. (2015). Stochastic or systematic?: Seemingly random perceptual switching in bistable events triggered by transient unconscious cues. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance. 41, 929-939. Uncorrected PDF because DMCA

Ward, E. J. & Scholl, B. J. (2015). Inattentional blindness reflects limitations on perception, not memory: Evidence from repeated failures of awareness. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 22, 722-727. PDF

Ward, E. J., Chun, M. M., & Kuhl, B. A. (2013). Repetition suppression and multi-voxel pattern similarity differentially track implicit and explicit visual memory. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(37): 14749-14757. PDF

Lupyan, G. & Ward, E.J. (2013). Language can boost otherwise unseen objects into visual awareness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.1303312110. PDF | SI

Ward, E.J., MacEvoy, S.P., & Epstein, R.A. (2010). Eye-centered encoding of visual space in scene-selective regions. Journal of Vision, 10(14):6, 1-12. PDF

Epstein, R.A. & Ward, E. J. (2010). How reliable are visual context effects in the parahippocampal place area? Cerebral Cortex, 20(2): 294-303. PDF

Manuscripts

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (in revision). Limitations of perceptual expectation on fMRI repetition suppression.

Conference Presentations

Ward, E. J. (2019, May). Exploring perceptual illusions in deep neural networks. Poster presented at Vision Science Society, St. Pete’s Beach, FL.

Ward, E. J. & de Lange, F. P. (2018, May). The neural dynamics of category-based attention. Talk presented at Vision Science Society, St. Pete’s Beach, FL. 3

Ward, E. J. & de Lange, F. P. (2017, November). The neural dynamics of category-based attention. Talk presented at Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Ward, E. J., Bear, A. & Scholl, B. J. (2016, June). Can you perceive ensembles without perceiving individuals?: The role of statistical perception in determining whether awareness overflows access. Talk presented at the 42nd Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Austin, TX.

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (2016, May). Neural evidence for visual routines: Transforming object representations across physical changes. Poster presented at Vision Science Society, St. Pete’s Beach, FL.

Ward, E. J. & Scholl, B. J. (2015, May). Inattentional blindness reflects limitations on perception, not memory: Evidence from repeated failures of awareness. Talk presented at Vision Science Society, St. Pete’s Beach, FL.

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (2014, November). Neural discriminability of object features predicts perceptual organization. Talk presented at Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (2014, May). Neural coding of perceptual features is enhanced when they are task relevant. Talk presented at Vision Science Society, St. Pete’s Beach, FL.

Ward, E. J. & Chun, M. M. (2013, November). Timescale limitations of perceptual expectation on fMRI repetition suppression. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

Ward, E, & Scholl, B. (2013, May). Making the switch: Transient unconscious cues can disambiguate bistable images. Talk presented at Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. http://journalofvision.org/13/9/1107/, doi: 10.1167/13.9.1107

Ward, E. J., Kuhl, B. A., & Chun, M. M. (2012, May). Multi-voxel pattern similarity predicts subsequent visual memory. Talk presented at Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL.

Ward, E. J., Kuhl, B. A., & Chun, M. M. (2011, November). fMRI adaptation & multi-voxel pattern similarity reveal dissociable effects of face repetition. Talk presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Ward, E.J., & Lupyan, G. (2011, May). Linguistic Penetration of Suppressed Visual Representations. Talk presented at the Concepts, Actions, and Objects annual meeting, Rovereto, Italy.

Ward, E.J., & Lupyan, G. (2011, May). Linguistic Penetration of Suppressed Visual Representations. Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL. http://journalofvision.org/11/11/322/, doi: 10.1167/11.11.322

Epstein, R., Smith, M., & Ward, E. (2009). What is the function of the parahippocampal place area? Testing the context hypothesis [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 9(8):963, 963a, http://journalofvision.org/9/8/963/, doi:10.1167/9.8.963

Epstein, R.A. & Ward, E.J. (2008, November). How reliable are “context” effects in the parahippocampal place area? Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.

Ward, E. J., Parker, W. E., Feiler, A. M., & Epstein, R. A. (2008). Adaptation for individual places but not for place categories in scene-selective cortical regions [Abstract]. Journal of Vision, 8(6):333, 333a, http://journalofvision.org/8/6/333/, doi:10.1167/8.6.333.

Ward, E. J., Hattori, Y., Fujita, K., & Thompson, R. K. R. (2007, March). Effects of Two Dimensional Noise and Feature Configuration on the Recognition of Faces in Capuchins (Cebus apella). Poster presented at Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL.

Leis, J., Ward, E. J., & Thompson, R. K. R. (2006, March). Does What a Monkey Receive Affect His Partner’s Expectation of Reward? Some Answers from Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella). Poster presented at Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL.

Ward, E. J., Eaves, E. & Fried, J. (2005, April). Effects of an Antidepressant Drug on Estrogen-Treated Rats in the Forced Swim Test. Talk presented at National Conferences for Undergraduate Research, Lexington, VA.