Moonshine Vision Lab

MVL is a research group based at Sungshin Women's University, led by Dr. Oakyoon Cha. We study visual perception and visual awareness, with a particular emphasis on ensemble perception and perceptual rhythms. Our research seeks to understand how the human visual system deals with overwhelming amount of visual information (e.g., facial expressions of a large crowd) and how this process (ensemble perception) interacts with visual awareness. To accomplish this goal, we utilize a range of techniques, such as psychophysics, eye tracking, and EEG.

Lab News
  • May 17-22, 2024 — Hyerim, Na Young, Suyeon, and Oakyoon presented their research at the 24th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, held at St. Pete Beach, FL, USA.
  • Apr. 12, 2024 — Jungyoun, Ki Ryung, Shinyoung, and Sunyoung will work as undergraduate research assistants for this spring/summer semester. Welcome to MVL.
  • Feb. 28, 2024 — Welcome back Suyeon! Welcome to the team, Hyerim and Na Young!
  • Feb. 22, 2024 — Congratulations on your master’s graduation, Jumi, Soo Jin, and Suyeon. Wishing you all the success in your future endeavors.
  • Feb. 1-3, 2024 — Hyerim and Suyeon presented their research at the annual meeting of the Korean Society for Biological and Cognitive Psychology, held at Seoul, Korea.
  • Oct. 28, 2023 — Manuscript titled “Procedure for extracting temporal structure embedded within psychophysical data” is accepted for publication in Behavior Research Methods.
  • Oct. 4, 2023 — Jihyeon, Minju, and Minyeong will work as undergraduate research assistants for this fall/winter semester. Welcome to MVL.
  • May 19-24, 2023 — Jumi, Soo Jin, Suyeon, and Oakyoon presented their research at the 23rd annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, held at St. Pete Beach, FL, USA. Stay tuned for upcoming Instagram updates.
  • Apr. 3, 2023 — Hyerim, Hyunu, and Na Young will work as undergraduate research assistants for this spring/summer semester. Welcome to MVL.
  • Mar. 2, 2023 — Oakyoon is awarded a long-term (10-year) research grant entitled “Neural oscillation model of visual awareness” from NRF. [news article]
  • Feb 16-17, 2023 — Jumi, Soo Jin, and Suyeon presented their research at the annual meeting of the Korean Society for Biological and Cognitive Psychology, held at Seoul, Korea.
  • Dec. 23, 2022 — Manuscript titled “The relation between ensemble coding of length and orientation does not depend on spatial attention” is accepted for publication in Vision.
  • Oct. 26, 2022 — Manuscript titled “Mini Review: Individual differences and domain-general mechanisms in object recognition” is accepted for publication in Frontiers in Cognition.
  • Oct. 6, 2022 — Sangji, Seulgi, and Si Yeon will work as undergraduate research assistants for this fall/winter semester. Welcome to MVL.
  • Mar. 2, 2022 — Oakyoon is awarded a research grant entitled “Masked-face perception and masked-people perception” from NRF.
  • Jul. 8, 2021 — Welcome to the team, Jumi, Soo Jin, and Suyeon! I am delighted to have all of you in MVL.
  • Jul. 5, 2021 — Manuscript titled “Contribution of a common ability in average and variability judgments” is accepted for publication in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
  • Apr. 20, 2021 — Manuscript titled “Ensemble coding of average length and average orientation are correlated” is accepted for publication in Vision Research.
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