An important source of information for the recovery of the 3D lay-out of our environment is the spatial difference (disparity) between the retinal images of our two eyes. In our lab we examine how we use disparity

1. to consciously perceive the 3D aspects of our environment;
2. to select 3D percepts from the bombardment of sensory info;
3. to render depth perception stable.

This work should give us a better understanding of how the brain works and may also be helpful in the field of mobile navigating robots and medical diagnostics. Research will mainly involve experiments in visual psychophysics. However, developing theoretical models to understand the data will also be a substantial part of the work.