Sensory systems continuously mold themselves to the widely varying contexts in which they
must operate. Studies of these adaptations have played a long and central role in vision …

In everyday life, we continuously search for and classify objects in the environment around
us. This kind of visual search is extremely important when performed by radiologists in …

The perception of, and neural responses to, sensory stimuli in the present are influenced by
what has been observed in the past—a phenomenon known as adaptation. We focus on …

Breast density is a measure of the extent of radiodense fibroglandular tissue in the breast.
The risk of developing breast cancer and the risk of missing cancer at screening rise with …

Sensory systems continuously recalibrate their responses according to the current stimulus
environment. As a result, perception is strongly affected by the current and recent context …

After looking at a photograph of someone for a protracted period (adaptation), a previously
neutral-looking face can take on an opposite appearance in terms of gender, identity, and …

In radiological screening, clinicians scan myriads of radiographs with the intent of
recognizing and differentiating lesions. Even though they are trained experts, radiologists' …

Radiologists face the visually challenging task of detecting suspicious features within the
complex and noisy backgrounds characteristic of medical images. We used a search task to …

Radiologists can identify whether a radiograph is abnormal or normal at above chance
levels in breast and lung images presented for half a second or less. This early perceptual …

Purpose Radiologists and other image readers spend prolonged periods inspecting medical
images. The visual system can rapidly adapt or adjust sensitivity to the images that an …