Arthur G. Shapiro

Contact Information
American University
Department of Psychology

arthur.shapiro@american.edu

Education

Post-doctoral Fellow: The University of Chicago
Ph.D.: Columbia University
B.A. Mathematics and Psychology: UC San Diego

Research Interests

Color Vision
Low-light-level vision
Sensory adaptation
Camouflage

Recent Publications

Shapiro, A. G., Charles, J. P. Shear-Heyman, M. (Under Review) "Visual Illusions based on single-field contrast asyncrhonies." Journal of Vision.

Shapiro, A. G., D' Antona, A. D., Smith, J. B., Belano, L. A., & Charles, J. P. (2004). "Induced contrast asynchronies may be useful for luminance photometry." Visual Neuroscience, Vol. 21, 243-247.

Shapiro, A. G., D' Antona, A. D., Charles, J. P., Belano, L. A., Smith, J. B., & Shear-Heyman, M. (2004). "Induced contrast asynchronies." Journal of Vision, Vol. 4 No. 6, 459-468. www.journalofvision.org/4/6/5

Shapiro, A. G., Hood, S. M., & Mollon J. D. (2003). "Temporal sensitivity and contrast adaptation." Normal and Defective Colour Vision, Oxford University Press.

Shapiro, A. G., Beere, J. L., & Zaidi, Q. (2003). "Time course of S-cone system adaptation to simple and complex fields." Vision Research. Vol. 43 1135-1147.

Shapiro, A. G. (2002). "Cone specific mediation of rod system sensitivity." Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. 43: 898-905.

Shapiro, A. G., Beere, J. L., & Zaidi, Q. (2001). "Time course of adaptation along the RG cardinal axis." Color: research and application. 26: S43-S47.

Eisner, A., Shapiro, A. G., & Middleton, J. A. (1998). "Equivalence between temporal frequency and modulation depth in flicker response suppression: analysis of the three-process model of adaptation." Journal of the Optical Society of America. 15: 1987-2002

Shapiro, A. G., Pokorny, J., & Smith, V. (1996). "Cone-rod receptor spaces with illustrations that use CRT phosphor and light-emitting-diode spectra." Journal of the Optical Society of America, 13: 2319-2328.

Shapiro, A. G., Pokorny, J., & Smith, V. (1996). "An investigation of scotopic threshold- versus-illuminance curves for the analysis of color-matching data." Color: research and application, 21, No. 2, pp. 80-85.

Grants

2000-03 "Visual Adaptation at Mesopic Light Levels." $100,000, National Institutes of Health, AREA Award.

1995-97 "Color Vision and the Interaction of Photoreceptor Signals." $25,000, Medical Research Foundation of Oregon.

1992-95 "Temporal Properties of the L- and M-Cone Systems." NIH, Individual National Research Service Award.

Courses Taught

Sensation and Perception
Advanced Perception
Sensation and Perception Laboratory
Introduction to Psychology
Statistics