Personal profile
Research overview
My research encompasses three topics: neuroimaging, vision, and computation. I develop advances for neuroimaging that combine both electroencephalographic (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). I utilize these neuroimaging techniques to study the computational mechanisms that visual cortex utilizes for information processing. I am especially interested in how the brain modulates its information processing to optimally respond to variations in the environment caused by both changes in stimulus properties and by changes to behavioral goals. My research interests also include studying the impact of neurological dysfunction on visual processing (e.g. epilepsy).
Academic/Professional Qualification
2007 Ph.D. in Vision Science from the Univeristy of California, Berkeley
2002 B.S. in Biomedical/Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results
Luo, X., Rechardt, A., Sun, G., Nejad, K. K., Yáñez, F., Yilmaz, B., Lee, K., Cohen, A. O., Borghesani, V., Pashkov, A., Marinazzo, D., Nicholas, J., Salatiello, A., Sucholutsky, I., Minervini, P., Razavi, S., Rocca, R., Yusifov, E., Okalova, T. & Gu, N. & 19 others, , 1 Feb 2025, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 9, p. 305-315 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating neural activity from visual areas using functionally defined EEG templates
Poncet, M. & Ales, J. M., 2 Mar 2023, In: Human Brain Mapping. 44, 5, p. 1846-1861 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural responses to apparent motion can be predicted by responses to non-moving stimuli
Poncet, M. & Ales, J. M., Sept 2020, In: NeuroImage. 218, 13 p., 116973.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The reliability of pseudoneglect is task dependent
Mitchell, A. G., Harris, J., Benstock, S. E. & Ales, J. M., Nov 2020, In: Neuropsychologia. 148, 10 p., 107618.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Three-dimensional motion perception: comparing speed and speed change discrimination for looming stimuli
Lee, A. R. I., Ales, J. M. & Harris, J., 6 Jul 2020, In: Vision. 4, 3, 17 p., 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Motion Anti-Predation Strategies and The Visual System (thesis data)
Carter, H. (Creator), Harris, J. (Supervisor) & Ales, J. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 12 May 2029
DOI: 10.17630/d735baa1-6cff-4d2f-ad50-6973d0b86f1e
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Visual perception of motion: Exploring how distance and duration information contributes to speed and speed change discrimination
Lee, A. R. I. (Creator), Ales, J. M. (Creator) & Harris, J. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2019
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Motion grouping: do we combine visual speed information over space and time?
Lee, A. R. I. (Creator), Ales, J. M. (Creator) & Harris, J. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2019
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Three-dimensional motion perception: comparing speed and speed change discrimination for looming stimuli (dataset)
Ales, J. M. (Creator), Ales, J. (Creator), Harris, J. (Creator) & Lee, A. R. I. (Creator), OSF, 2020
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Sparse EEG/MEG source estimation via a group lasso (dataset)
Lim, M. (Creator), Ales, J. M. (Creator), Cottereau, B. R. (Creator), Hastie, T. (Creator) & Norcia, A. M. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2017
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Neural mechanisms for perceiving motion: Understanding the neural mechanisms for perceiving motion
Ales, J. (PI)
1/11/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Standard
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Fundamentals of human hearing: Fundamentals of human hearing: from basic cochlear processing to cortical representations
Ales, J. (PI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Standard
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Multisensory Processing and Redundant Signals Effect in a Steady-State Evoked Potential Paradigm
Backler, A. F. L. (Speaker), Otto, T. (Speaker) & Ales, J. (Speaker)
15 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Scottish Vision Group Meeting 2018
Vishwanath, D. (Organiser), Ales, J. M. (Organiser) & Otto, T. (Organiser)
16 Mar 2018 → 18 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a conference