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\"\"\u2022 Ramirez, L.D., Wang, F. Wiecek, E., Vinke, L. & Ling S. (2026)
\nThe population spatial frequency toolbox
\nJournal of Open Research Software<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0|| \u00a0 \u00a0code<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Wiecek, E., Ramirez, L.D., Klimova, M. & Ling S. (2026)
\nSpatial frequency tuning follows scale invariance in the human visual cortex
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Ramirez, L.D., Wang, F. & Ling S. (2025)
\nAttention alters population spatial frequency tuning
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Pan, J., Vinke, L.N, McGuire, J.T, & Ling S. (2025)
\nHeterogenous effects of cognitive arousal on the contrast response in human visual cortex
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Bloem, I.B., Bakst, L., McGuire, J.T, & Ling S. (2025)
\nDynamic estimation of the attentional field from visual cortical activity
\neLife<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Kl\u00edmov\u00e1 M, Bloem IM, Ling S. (2025)
\nHow does orientation-tuned normalization spread across the visual field?
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Pan, J., Sun, X., Park, E., Kaufmann, M., Klimova, M., McGuire, J.T, Ling, S. (2024)
\nThe effects of emotional arousal on pupil size depend on luminance
\nScientific Reports<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Geurts L.S., Ling S., & Jehee, J.F.M. (2024)
\nPupil-linked arousal modulates precision of stimulus representation in cortex
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Cicero NG, Klimova M, Lewis LD, Ling S.\u00a0(2024)
\nDifferential cortical and subcortical visual processing with eyes shut
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Cheng, Y., Ling, S., Stern, C. E., Huang, A., & Chrastil, E. R. (2024)
\n(Don\u2019t) look where you\u2019re going: Evidence for a travel direction signal in humans that is independent of head direction.
\nJournal of Experimental Psychology: General\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Kl\u00edmov\u00e1 M, Bloem IM, Ling S. (2023)
\nAttention preserves the selectivity of feature-tuned normalization
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Foster, J.J. & Ling, S. (2022)
\nFeature-based attention multiplicatively scales the fMRI-BOLD contrast-response function
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Harrison, A., Ling, S. & Foster, J.J. (2022)
\nThe cost of divided attention for detection of simple visual features primarily reflects limits in post-perceptual processing
\nAttention, Perception & Psychophysics<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Klimova, M. & Ling, S. (2022)
\nDavida\u00a0reorients intermediate visual processing
\nCognitive Neuropsychology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Pan, J., Klimova, M., McGuire, J.T. & Ling, S. (2022)
\nArousal-based pupil modulation is dictated by luminance
\nScientific Reports<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Vinke, L.N., Bloem, I.B. & Ling, S. (2022)
\nSaturating Nonlinearities of Contrast Response in Human Visual Cortex
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Foster, J.J. & Ling, S. (2021)
\nNormalizing population receptive fields
\nProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Klimova, M. Bloem, I.M. & Ling, S. (2021)
\nThe specificity of orientation-tuned normalization within human early visual cortex
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Ramirez, L.D., Foster, J.J., & Ling, S. (2021)
\nTemporal attention selectively enhances target features
\nJournal of Vision<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Bertana, A., Chetverikov, A., van Bergen, R.S., Ling, S. & Jehee, J.F.M. (2021)
\nDual strategies in human confidence judgments
\nJournal of Vision<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Brascamp, J.W., Cuthbert, P. & Ling, S. (2020)
\nConflict defined by global gestalt can modulate binocular rivalry suppression
\nJournal of Vision<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Aghajari, S., Vinke, L. & Ling, S. (2020)
\nPopulation Spatial Frequency Tuning in Human Early Visual Cortex
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Vinke, L. & Ling, S. (2020)<\/span>
\nLuminance Potentiates Human Visuocortical Responses
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Bloem, I.M. &\u00a0Ling, S. \u00a0(2019)
\nNormalization governs attentional modulation within human visual cortex
\nNature Communications\u00a0<\/strong>10:5660\u00a0
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u2022 Qian, C.S., M., Ling, S., Brascamp, J.W. \u00a0(2019)<\/span>
\nDichoptic vision in the absence of\u00a0attention: neither fusion nor rivalry
\nScientific Reports\u00a0<\/strong>9:12904\u00a0
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Lojowska, M., Ling, S., Roelofs, K., Hermans, E.\u00a0 (2018)<\/span>
\nVisuocortical changes during a freezing-like state in humans
\nNeuroimage\u00a0<\/strong>179: 313-325
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Bloem, I.M., Watanabe, Y., Kibbe, M &\u00a0Ling, S.\u00a0\u00a0(2018)
\nVisual memories bypass normalization
\nPsychological Science\u00a0<\/strong>29(5): 845-856
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Bloem, I.M. &\u00a0Ling, S.\u00a0\u00a0(2017)
\n<\/span>Attentional modulation interacts with orientation anisotropies in contrast perception
\nJournal of Vision\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>17(11):6, 1\u201314<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Poltoratski, S., Ling, S., McCormack, D. & Tong, F. \u00a0(2017)<\/span>
\nCharacterizing the effects of feature salience and top-down attention in the early visual system.<\/span>
\nJournal of Neurophysiology\u00a0<\/strong>118: 564\u2013573<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kim, D., Lokey, S. & Ling, S. \u00a0(2017)
\nElevated arousal levels enhance contrast perception.
\nJournal of Vision\u00a0<\/strong>17(2), 14. doi:10.1167\/17.2.14
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Moerel, D.,\u00a0Ling, S. & Jehee, J.F.M. \u00a0(2016)
\nPerceptual Learning Increases Orientation Sampling Efficiency<\/span>.
\nJournal of Vision\u00a0<\/strong>16, 36. doi:10.1167\/16.3.36
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Kietzmann, T.C., Poltoratski, S., K\u00f6nig, P., Blake, R., Tong, F., & Ling, S. \u00a0(2015)
\nThe occipital face area is causally involved in facial viewpoint perception.
\nJournal of Neuroscience\u00a0<\/strong>35<\/span>(50),<\/span>\u00a016398-16403<\/span>
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Kim, D., Ling, S., & Watanabe, T. (2015)
\nDual mechanisms governing reward-driven perceptual learning.
\nF1000\u00a0Research\u00a0<\/strong>4, 764\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S., Pratte, M.S. & Tong, F. (2015)
\nAttention alters orientation processing in the human lateral geniculate nucleus.
\nNature Neuroscience\u00a0<\/strong>18, <\/strong>496\u2013498.
\n<\/strong>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S., Jehee, J.F.M, & Pestilli, F. (2014)
\nA review of the mechanisms by which attentional feedback shapes visual selectivity.
\nBrain, Structure & Function\u00a0<\/strong>3, 1237-1250
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen\u2022 Pratte, M., Ling, S., Swisher, J, & Tong, F. (2013)
\nHow attention extracts objects from noise.
\nJournal of Neurophysiology<\/strong>\u00a0110: 1346\u20131356
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Jehee*, J.F.M, Ling*, S., Swisher, J., van Bergen, R., and Tong, F. (2012)
\nPerceptual learning selectively refines orientation representations in early visual cortex.
\nJournal of Neuroscience<\/strong>\u00a032(47):16747\u201316753
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S. & Blake, R. (2012)
\nNormalization regulates competition for visual awareness.
\nNeuron<\/strong>\u00a075, 533-542
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S., Hubert-Wallander, B. & Blake, R. (2010)
\nDetecting changes in invisible patterns during binocular rivalry.
\nVision Research<\/strong>\u00a050(23), 2421-2429
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S. & Blake, R. (2009).
\nSuppression during binocular rivalry broadens orientation tuning.
\nPsychological Science<\/strong>\u00a020(11), 1348 \u2013 1355
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S. Pearson, J. & Blake, R. (2009).
\nDissociation of neural mechanisms underlying orientation processing in humans.
\nCurrent Biology<\/strong>\u00a019(17), 1458-1462
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Pestilli, F., Ling, S. & Carrasco, M. (2009).
\nA population-coding model of attention\u2019s influence on contrast response: estimating neural effects from psychophysical data.
\nVision Research<\/strong>\u00a049, 1144-1153
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S., Liu, T. & Carrasco, M. (2009).
\nHow spatial and feature-based attention affect the gain and tuning of population responses.
\nVision Research<\/strong>\u00a049, 1194-1204
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Carrasco, M., Fuller, S. & Ling, S. (2008).
\nTransient attention does increase perceived contrast of suprathreshold stimuli: A reply to Prinzmetal, Long and Leonhardt (2008).
\nPerception & Psychophysics<\/strong>\u00a070, 1151-1164
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen<\/a>\u2022 Ling, S. & Carrasco, M. (2007).
\nTransient covert attention does alter appearance: A reply to Schneider (2006).
\nPerception & Psychophysics<\/strong>\u00a069(6), 1051-1058
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S. & Carrasco, M. (2006).
\nWhen sustained attention impairs perception.
\nNature Neuroscience<\/strong>\u00a09, 1243-1245
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Untitled-1\"\u2022 Phelps, E., Ling, S. & Carrasco, M. (2006).
\nEmotion facilitates perception and boosts the perceptual benefits of attention.
\nPsychological Science<\/strong>\u00a017(4), 292-299
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Screen\u2022 Ling, S. & Carrasco, M. (2006).
\nSustained and transient covert attention enhance the signal via different contrast response functions.
\nVision Research<\/strong>\u00a046, 1210-1220
\npdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2022 Carrasco, M., Ling, S. & Read, S. (2004).
\nAttention alters appearance.
\nNature Neuroscience<\/strong>\u00a07, 308-313
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