IT and object invariance (Trish/Kati)
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Fusiform gyrus (Trevor/Noah)
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Scaling laws and scale-invariance (Bruno)
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Pandemonium models
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Geons vs. model-based representations (Snezana)
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RSVP
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Scene change blindness (Jeff/Henry)
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