Publications

 

Research

Biographical Sketch

 

 

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Elena Gheorghiu, Ph. D.

 

 

Laboratory of Experimental Psychology

University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven)

Tiensestraat 102 

Leuven  3000

 Belgium

 

tel:  +32 (0)16 32 62 83 

fax: +32 (0)16 32 60 99

 

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Publications

Journal Articles

 

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Gheorghiu E., & Kingdom F.A.A. (2012). Chromatic properties of texture-shape and of texture-surround suppression of contour shape mechanisms. Journal of Vision, 12 (in press).

 

Gheorghiu E., & Kingdom F.A.A. (2012). Local and global components of texture-surround suppression of contour-shape coding. Journal of Vision, 12 (in press).

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A., Bell, J., & Gurnsey, R. (2011). Why do shape after-effects increase with eccentricity? Journal of Vision, 11(14):18, 1-21. http://www.journalofvision.org/content/11/14/18

 

Bell J., Gheorghiu E., Hess, R. F., & Kingdom F. A. A. (2011). Global shape processing involves a hierarchy of integration stages. Vision Research, 51(15), 1760-1766.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A., Witney, E. (2010). Size and shape after-effects: same or different mechanism?  Vision Research, 50(21), 2127-2136.

 

Kingdom, F. A. A., Bell, J., Gheorghiu E., Malkoc, G. (2010). Chromatic variations suppress supra-threshold brightness variations. Journal of Vision, 10(10):13, 1-13. http://www.journalofvision.org/content/10/10/13.full

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A., Varshney, R. (2010). Curvature coding is tuned for motion direction. Journal of Vision, 10(3):18, 1:19. http://www.journalofvision.org/content/10/3/18.full

 

Bell, J., Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2009). Orientation tuning of curvature adaptation reveals both curvature-polarity selective and non-selective mechanisms. Journal of Vision, 9(12):3, 1-11. http://www.journalofvision.org/content/9/12/3.full.pdf

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A., Sull, M., Wells, S. A. (2009). Curvature coding in illusory contours. Vision Research, 49(20), 2518-1530.

 

Hess, R. F., Mansouri, B., Thompson, B., Gheorghiu, E. (2009). Latent stereopsis for motion-in-depth in strabismic amblyopia.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 50(10), 5006-5016. http://www.iovs.org/content/50/10/5006.full

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A., Thai, M. T., Sampasivam, L. (2009). Binocular properties of curvature-encoding mechanisms revealed through two shape after-effects.  Vision Research, 49(14), 1765-1774.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2009). Multiplication in visual processing of curvature. Journal of Vision, 9(2):23, 1-17. http://www.journalofvision.org/content/9/2/23.full.pdf

 

Yoonessi, A., Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2008). Leaning Tower Illusion: orientation contrast or perspective distortion? Reply to Maniatis. Perception, 37(11), 1773-1775.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2008). Spatial properties of curvature encoding mechanisms revealed through the shape-frequency and shape-amplitude after-effects. Vision Research, 48(9), 1107-1124.

 

Kingdom, F.A.A., Yoonessi, A., Gheorghiu, E. (2007). Leaning Tower illusion. Scholarpedia, 2(12), 5392. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Leaning_tower_illusion

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2007). Chromatic tuning of contour-shape mechanisms revealed through the shape-frequency and shape-amplitude after-effects. Vision Research, 47(14), 1935-1949.

 

Kingdom, F. A. A., Yoonessi, A., Gheorghiu, E. (2007). The Leaning Tower illusion: a new illusion of perspective. Perception, 36(3), 475-477.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2007). The spatial feature underlying the shape-frequency and shape-amplitude after-effects. Vision Research, 47 (6), 834-844.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2006). Luminance-contrast properties of contour-shape processing revealed through the shape-frequency after-effect. Vision Research, 46(21), 3603-3615.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Erkelens, C. J. (2005). Differences in perceived depth for temporally correlated and uncorrelated dynamic random-dot stereograms. Vision Research, 45 (12), 1603-1614.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Erkelens, C. J. (2005). Temporal properties of disparity processing revealed by dynamic random-dot stereograms. Perception, 34 (10), 1205-1219.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Erkelens, C. J. (2004). Spatial-scale interaction in human stereoscopic vision in response to sustained and transient stimuli. Vision Research, 44 (6), 563-575.  

 

Ph. D. Thesis

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Gheorghiu E. (2005). Temporal properties of stereopsis. ISBN: 90-393-0028-3.       

 

 

 

Published Conference Abstracts

 

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Gheorghiu E., & Kingdom F.A.A. (2012). Motion direction and temporal frequency tuning of texture-surround capture of contour-shape. Journal of Vision, 12, (in press).

 

Gheorghiu E., & Kingdom F.A.A. (2011). Chromatic properties of texture-shape, and of texture-surround suppression of contour-shape coding. Perception, 40 (ECVP Abstract Supplement), 81.

 

Gheorghiu E., & Kingdom F.A.A. (2011). Spatial-properties of texture-surround suppression of contour-shape coding. Journal of Vision, 11(11), 1038.

 

Vancleef K., Putzeys T., Gheorghiu E., Machilsen B., & Wagemans J. (2011). Region-based texture-segmentation and orientation-similarity grouping. Journal of Vision, 11(11), 1080.

 

Kingdom F. A. A., Bell, J., Gheorghiu, E., Curran, L. (2010). Saliency and grouping interactions between color-luminance and between color-color mixtures. Perception, 39(ECVP supplement), 643.

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A., Bell, J., Gurnsey, R. (2010). Why do certain spatial after-effects increase with eccentricity?  Journal of Vision, 10(7), 384.

 

Kingdom, F. A. A., Bell, J., Malkoc, G., Gheorghiu E. (2010). Chromatic variations suppress supra-threshold brightness variations. Journal of Vision, 10(7), 1168.

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A., Varshney, R. (2009). Global not local motion direction tuning of curvature encoding mechanisms. Journal of Vision, 9(8), 651.

 

Bell J., Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A. (2009). Orientation tuned curvature detectors revealed by the shape-amplitude after-effect. Journal of Vision, 9(8), 887.

 

Kingdom F. A. A., Gheorghiu E., Witney E. (2008). Size and shape-frequency after effects: same or different mechanisms? Perception, 37(supplement), 47.

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A., Witney E. (2008). Size and shape-frequency after effects: same or different mechanisms? Journal of Vision, 8(6), 936.

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A. (2007). Spatial properties of curvature encoding revealed by the shape-frequency and shape amplitude after-effects. Journal of Vision, 7(9). 272.

 

Kingdom F. A. A., Gheorghiu E. (2007). Multiplication of first-stage inputs to curvature detectors. Journal of Vision, 7(9), 336.

 

Gheorghiu E., Kingdom F. A. A. (2006). Luminance-contrast properties of contour-shape processing revealed through adaptation. Journal of Vision, 6(6), 338.

 

Kingdom F. A. A., Gheorghiu E. (2006). On the mechanisms for contour-shape after-effects. Journal of Vision, 6(6), 339.

 

Gheorghiu E., Erkelens C. J. (2003). Depth from rapidly alternating disparities. Journal of Vision, 3(9), 464.

 

Gheorghiu E., Erkelens C. J. (2002). Evidence for spatial-scale interactions in human stereopsis. Perception, 31(supplement), 56.

 

Erkelens C.  J., Gheorghiu E., van Ee R. (2002). Stereopsis: the binding of depth to visual directions rather than to patterns. Perception, 31(supplement), 56.

 

Gheorghiu E., Erkelens C. J. (2001). Temporal processing of interocular correlation. Perception, 30(supplement), 75.

 

 

Other papers and meeting presentations

 

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Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A., Varshney, R. (2009). Global not local motion direction tuning of curvature encoding mechanisms. The 32nd Annual McGill Ophthalmology Clinical and Scientific Research Day. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2008). Size and shape-frequency after-effects: same or different mechanisms? The 31st Annual McGill Ophthalmology Clinical and Scientific Research Day. (June 6), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2007). Spatial properties of curvature encoding revealed by the shape-frequency and shape-amplitude after-effects. Cortical Mechanisms of Vision Conference. 19 – 23 June, Center for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2007). Spatial properties of curvature mechanisms revealed by the shape-frequency and shape-amplitude after-effects. The 30th Annual McGill Ophthalmology Clinical and Scientific Research Day. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Kingdom, F. A. A. (2006). Luminance-contrast properties of contour-shape processing revealed through adaptation. The 29th Annual McGill Ophthalmology Clinical and Scientific Research Day. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Erkelens, C. J. (2003). Depth from fast alternating disparities. Proceedings of the 2nd Helmholtz Institute Retreat, Bergen, The Netherlands.

 

Gheorghiu, E., Erkelens, C. J. (2001). Temporal processing of interocular correlation in random-dot stereograms. Proceedings of the 1st Helmholtz Institute Retreat, Scheveningen, The Netherlands.

 

Research

 

Research interests and experience include but are not restricted to:

 

spatial vision, shape, contours, textures, curvature mechanisms, stereopsis, adaptation, aftereffects,  spatial and temporal aspects of 2D and 3D shape perception, the role of color in 2D and 3D form, crowding, stereoscopic motion in depth, binocular vision, color vision, eye movements.

 

Biographical Sketch

 

FWO Post-doctoral Research Fellow:

(October 2009 – present)

 

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow:

(April 2005 – September 2009)

 

Ph. D. in Physics

(7 March 2005)

University of Leuven, Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, Leuven, Belgium

 

 

McGill Vision Research, Dept. of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

 

 

Utrecht University, Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Physics of Man Dept., Utrecht, The Netherlands