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Lynne Kiorpes is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio mainly in the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Geometry and Topology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology. With a strong focus on visual perception and neural processing, Kiorpes's research contributes to understanding the mechanisms underlying sensory and brain function.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to vision and brain activity, with notable papers including:

  • "Attention in visually typical and amblyopic children," 2020, Journal of Vision
  • "Development of Higher-Level Vision: A Network Perspective," 2024, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Opposite asymmetry in visual perception of humans and macaques," 2025, Current Biology
  • "Developmentally stable representations of naturalistic image structure in macaque visual cortex," 2024, Cell Reports
  • "Development of radial frequency pattern perception in macaque monkeys," 2024, Journal of Vision

Kiorpes frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field, including Gerick M. Lee, C. L. Rodríguez Deliz, Najib J. Majaj, J. Anthony Movshon, and Brittany N. Bushnell. These collaborations reflect a network of expertise focused on vision science and neural dynamics.

Their contributions are regularly published in specialized journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Vision
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Current Biology
  • Cell Reports

The main areas of scientific inquiry that define Kiorpes's work include:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Best Publications

  • Neuronal Correlates of Amblyopia in the Visual Cortex of Macaque Monkeys with Experimental Strabismus and Anisometropia

    Lynne Kiorpes;Daniel C. Kiper;Lawrence P. O’Keefe;James R. Cavanaugh

  • Neural mechanisms underlying amblyopia

    Lynne Kiorpes;Suzanne P. McKee

  • Effects of early unilateral blur on the macaque's visual system. II. Anatomical observations.

    Movshon Ja;Eggers Hm;Gizzi Ms;Hendrickson Ae

  • Visual Processing in Amblyopia: Animal Studies

    Lynne Kiorpes

  • Analysis of the development of spatial contrast sensitivity in monkey and human infants

    J. Anthony Movshon;Lynne Kiorpes

  • Effects of Early-Onset Artificial Strabismus on Pursuit Eye Movements and on Neuronal Responses in Area MT of Macaque Monkeys

    Lynne Kiorpes;Pamela J. Walton;Lawrence P. O’Keefe;J. Anthony Movshon

  • The Puzzle of Visual Development: Behavior and Neural Limits.

    Lynne Kiorpes

  • Development of sensitivity to visual motion in macaque monkeys.

    Lynne Kiorpes;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Effects of early unilateral blur on the macaque's visual system. I. Behavioral observations

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  • Contrast sensitivity and vernier acuity in amblyopic monkeys.

    L Kiorpes;D C Kiper;J A Movshon

  • Visual development in primates: Neural mechanisms and critical periods.

    Lynne Kiorpes

  • Does experimentally-induced amblyopia cause hyperopia in monkeys?

    Lynne Kiorpes;Josh Wallman

  • Neural limitations on visual development in primates

    Lynne Kiorpes;J Movshon

  • Contour integration in amblyopic monkeys

    Petra Kozma;Lynne Kiorpes

  • Development of vernier acuity and grating acuity in normally reared monkeys.

    Lynne Kiorpes

  • Visual motion processing by neurons in area MT of macaque monkeys with experimental amblyopia

    Yasmine El-Shamayleh;Lynne Kiorpes;Adam Kohn;Adam Kohn;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Development of contour integration in macaque monkeys.

    Lynne Kiorpes;Sarah A. Bassin

  • Sensitivity to visual motion in amblyopic macaque monkeys

    Lynne Kiorpes;Chao Tang;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Development of sensitivity to global form and motion in macaque monkeys (Macaca nemestrina).

    Lynne Kiorpes;Tracy Price;Cynthia Hall-Haro;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Operant measurements of contrast sensitivity in infant macaque monkeys during normal development.

    Ronald G. Boothe;Lynne Kiorpes;Rick A. Williams;Davida Y. Teller

  • Organization of ocular dominance and orientation columns in the striate cortex of neonatal macaque monkeys.

    Gary Blasdel;Klaus Obermayer;Klaus Obermayer;Lynne Kiorpes

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Anthony Movshon
J. Anthony Movshon New York University
Zoe Kourtzi
Zoe Kourtzi University of Cambridge
Karen E. Adolph
Karen E. Adolph New York University
Nikos K. Logothetis
Nikos K. Logothetis Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael J. Hawken
Michael J. Hawken New York University
Marisa Carrasco
Marisa Carrasco New York University
Adam Kohn
Adam Kohn Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anita E. Hendrickson
Anita E. Hendrickson University of Washington
Scott P. Johnson
Scott P. Johnson University of California, Los Angeles
Karl R. Gegenfurtner
Karl R. Gegenfurtner University of Giessen

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