SENSATION, PERCEPTION, REALITY, AND ILLUSION LAB
SPRI Lab at the American University in Washington, DC
The SPRI Lab focuses on the areas of visual perception and neuroscience, and topics related to color perception, motion, visual camouflage, and low-light-level vision.
Psychology and
Neuroscience
Computer Vision and
Computer Science
Lighting and
Color Science
Dr. Arthur Shapiro
Dr. Shapiro is a Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at American University in Washington, D.C. He specializes in the areas of visual perception and neuroscience, and works on topics related to color perception, motion, visual camouflage, and low-light-level vision. He is best known for creating visual illusions that serve to elucidate the connections between perception, the brain, and the physical world.
Illusions
The perptual diamond: The diamond remains fixed in one place but appears to move up, down, left, or, right. See how far away you can be from your screen before the effect goes away. From https://t.co/XRFKTtjOfm pic.twitter.com/af7BOUCvfC
— Arthur Shapiro (@agshapiro2) June 2, 2019
Emergent Spirals. Each dot moves clockwise at a constant speed. Patterns emerge from the relationships among dots, not from the action of any individual dot. #GestaltPerception #CurbYourIndividualism pic.twitter.com/hCXKviTiJv
— Arthur Shapiro (@agshapiro2) August 5, 2019
The Oxford Compendium of Visual Illusions is a collection of over one hundred chapters about illusions, displayed and discussed by the researchers who invented and conducted research on the illusions. Chapters include full-color images, associated videos, and extensive references.
Get In Touch
CONTACT SPRI LAB
arthur.shapiro@american.edu
Phone
(202) 885-2011
Address
Don Myers Technology and Innovation Building 202
3501 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016