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Neuroscience

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37
Citations
8070
World Ranking
8696
National Ranking
648

Psychology

D-Index
37
Citations
8039
World Ranking
9076
National Ranking
911

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Neuroscience

His scientific interests lie mostly in Artificial intelligence, Perception, Neuroscience, Temporal cortex and Superior temporal sulcus. Philip J. Benson has researched Artificial intelligence in several fields, including Communication, Human memory, Computer vision and Pattern recognition. His Perception research incorporates themes from Exaggeration, Face and Optimal distinctiveness theory.

In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Face, Visual processing and Cognitive psychology is strongly linked to Veridicality. His study in Insula, Functional magnetic resonance imaging and Face perception are all subfields of Neuroscience. His work deals with themes such as Visual cortex and Macaque, which intersect with Superior temporal sulcus.

His most cited work include:

  • Organization and functions of cells responsive to faces in the temporal cortex. (692 citations)
  • Frameworks of analysis for the neural representation of animate objects and actions. (471 citations)
  • Perception and action in 'visual form agnosia'. (470 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Philip J. Benson mostly deals with Neuroscience, Perception, Cognitive psychology, Artificial intelligence and Eye movement. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognitive science and Selection. His research in Perception intersects with topics in Social psychology, Gaze, Communication, Face and Exaggeration.

His work carried out in the field of Cognitive psychology brings together such families of science as Working memory, Cognition, Visual processing, Facial expression and Disgust. His Artificial intelligence research includes themes of Computer vision and Pattern recognition. His Temporal cortex study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Object structure, Superior temporal sulcus and Macaque.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Neuroscience (26.74%)
  • Perception (25.58%)
  • Cognitive psychology (19.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Eye movement (18.60%)
  • Schizophrenia (11.63%)
  • Psychiatry (10.47%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Eye movement, Schizophrenia, Psychiatry, Smooth pursuit and Audiology are his primary areas of study. His Eye movement research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Developmental psychology, Nosology, Eye tracking and Neuropsychology. The study incorporates disciplines such as Cognitive psychology, Working memory and Psychosis in addition to Schizophrenia.

His Audiology study incorporates themes from Psychophysiology, Perception and Thalamus. Philip J. Benson performs multidisciplinary study in Twin study and Neuroscience in his work. His study in Neuroscience is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Subliminal stimuli and Facial expression.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Simple Viewing Tests Can Detect Eye Movement Abnormalities That Distinguish Schizophrenia Cases from Controls with Exceptional Accuracy (91 citations)
  • The P300 as a possible endophenotype for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Evidence from twin and patient studies. (67 citations)
  • Atypical scanpaths in schizophrenia: Evidence of a trait- or state-dependent phenomenon? (48 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Neuroscience

His primary areas of investigation include Eye movement, Psychosis, Eye tracking, Schizophrenia and Neuroscience. His work deals with themes such as Developmental psychology and Audiology, which intersect with Eye movement. His Psychosis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Schizophrenia and Psychopathology.

His Eye tracking study is within the categories of Computer vision and Artificial intelligence. His Schizophrenia research integrates issues from Fixation and Clinical psychology. Borrowing concepts from Bipolar disorder, Philip J. Benson weaves in ideas under Neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Organization and functions of cells responsive to faces in the temporal cortex.

    D I Perrett;J K Hietanen;M W Oram;P J Benson

  • Frameworks of analysis for the neural representation of animate objects and actions.

    D I Perrett;M H Harries;R Bevan;S Thomas

  • Perception and action in 'visual form agnosia'.

    A. D. Milner;D. I. Perrett;R. S. Johnston;P. J. Benson

  • Towards a functional neuroanatomy of self processing: effects of faces and words

    Tilo T.J Kircher;Carl Senior;Mary L Phillips;Philip J Benson

  • Recognizing one's own face

    Tilo T.J Kircher;Carl Senior;Mary L Phillips;Sophia Rabe-Hesketh

  • Viewer-centred and object-centred coding of heads in the macaque temporal cortex

    D. I. Perrett;M. W. Oram;M. H. Harries;R. Bevan

  • Perception and recognition of photographic quality facial caricatures: Implications for the recognition of natural images

    Philip J. Benson;David I. Perrett

  • Simple Viewing Tests Can Detect Eye Movement Abnormalities That Distinguish Schizophrenia Cases from Controls with Exceptional Accuracy

    Philip J. Benson;Sara A. Beedie;Elizabeth Shephard;Ina Giegling

  • Extracting Prototypical Facial Images from Exemplars

    Philip J Benson;David I Perrett

  • The nature and limits of orientation and pattern processing supporting visuomotor control in a visual form agnosic

    M. A. Goodale;L. S. Jakobson;A. D. Milner;D. I. Perrett

  • Social Signals Analyzed at the Single Cell Level: Someone is Looking at Me, Something Moved!

    D I Perrett;M H Harris;A J Mistlin;J K Hietanen

  • Synthesizing continuous-tone caricatures

    Philip J. Benson;David I. Perrett

  • Measurement of body size and shape perception in eating-disordered and control observers using body-shape software.

    Martin J. Tovée;Philip J. Benson;Joanne L. Emery;Suzanne M. Mason

  • Visual Processing of Facial Distinctiveness

    Philip J Benson;David I Perrett

  • Neural responses to dynamic expressions of fear in schizophrenia.

    T. A. Russell;E. Reynaud;K. Kucharska-Pietura;C. Ecker

  • Social signals analyzed at the single cell level : someone is looking at me, something touched me, something moved!

    D. I. Perrett;M. H. Harries;A. J. Mistlin;J. K. Hietanen

  • When does the inner-face advantage in familiar face recognition arise and why?

    R. Campbell;M. Coleman;J. Walker;P. J. Benson

  • Global visual scanning abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Patricia E.G. Bestelmeyer;Benjamin W. Tatler;Louise H. Phillips;Gillian Fraser

  • Visual motion processing in the anterior ectosylvian sulcus of the cat

    Jack W. Scannell;Frank Sengpiel;Martin J. Tovée;Philip J. Benson

  • The P300 as a possible endophenotype for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: Evidence from twin and patient studies.

    Patricia E.G. Bestelmeyer;Louise H. Phillips;Caroline Crombie;Philip Benson

Frequent Co-Authors

David I. Perrett
David I. Perrett University of St Andrews
Jari K. Hietanen
Jari K. Hietanen Tampere University
Mary L. Phillips
Mary L. Phillips University of Pittsburgh
Ruth Campbell
Ruth Campbell University College London
Martin J. Tovée
Martin J. Tovée Northumbria University
Colin Blakemore
Colin Blakemore City University of Hong Kong
Michael J. Coleman
Michael J. Coleman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Anthony S. David
Anthony S. David University College London
Carl Senior
Carl Senior Aston University
Louise H. Phillips
Louise H. Phillips University of Aberdeen

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