麻豆传媒

Introduction

I am interested in the neuronal basis of perception, particularly in stereo "3D" vision in both humans and praying mantises. My work ranges from fundamental science to clinical and industrial applications. Please visit my own website, . to find out more about my work and download PDFs of my publications.

Roles and Responsibilities

Neuroscience lead on Faculty of Medical Sciences Research Strategy Committee's Impact Working Group

REF coordinator for Unit of Assessment 4

Chair of Psychology human ethics committee.

First aider for Henry Wellcome Building. 

Qualifications

B.A. in Physics (1st class), Oxon.
D.Phil. in Theoretical Astrophysics, Oxon.
M.Sc. in Neuroscience (with distinction), Oxon.
Graduate diploma in Psychology (with distinction), 麻豆传媒. 

Research Interests

My central research interest is binocular vision and the perception of 3D stereo depth. I'm interested in what happens in our brain when images from the two eyes are combined and compared so as to give this depth percept. I construct mathematical models of the neuronal computations which support this process, and carry out detailed measurements of human perceptions in order to test these models and relate them more closely to what is known about brain physiology. I'm increasingly using this expertise to look at how today's new 3D displays can be used so as to improve viewer experience. I'm also interested in how visual perception can be altered in various clinical conditions, for example strabismus (often known as squint in the UK) and epilepsy.

My research has been supported by the Royal Society, the Leverhulme Trust, the Wellcome Trust, Epilepsy Action, the NHS, Department of Health and the Medical Research Council. For much more information on my research, please visit my own website,  .

Current projects

I'm currently leading two major research programmes. "Man, Mantis, and Machine" examines 3D vision in an insect, the praying mantis. Learning more about vision in this simple organism may help us design better 3D vision for robots, and may also help us understand our own more complex abilities. This programme is funded by a Research Leadership Award from the Leverhulme Trust. "ASTEROID", or "Accurate STEReotest On a mobIle Device", aims to develop a new clinical vision test for use in children with binocular vision disorders.

Other projects include: other aspects of insect vision; mathematical models of disparity encoding in primary visual cortex; development of stereo vision; visual surround suppression; depth perception in 3D television and cinema; EEG measures of brain activity during stereopsis. 

I am a lecturer on course PSC3008, Physiology of the Nervous System, for students on Biomedical sciences and Physiology degree programmes. I offer research projects for undergraduate and Masters students; details of previous students who have worked on with me are available on my website: undergraduate-students and .

• Rosner R, Tarawneh G, Lukyanova V, Read JCA. . Journal of Comparative Physiology A 2020, 206, 165-181.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Vancleef K, Herbert W, Goodship N, Woodhouse M, Read JCA. . PLoS ONE 2020, 15(1), e0226822.
• Rosner R, von Hadeln J, Tarawneh G, Read JCA. . Nature Communications 2019, 10, 2845.
• Vancleef K, Serrano-Pedraza I, Sharp C, Slack G, Black C, Casanova T, Hugill J, Rafiq S, Burridge J, Puyat V, Ewane Enongue J, Gale H, Akotei H, Collier Z, Haggerty H, Smart K, Powell C, Taylor K, Clarke MP, Morgan G, Read JCA. . Translational Vision Science and Ophthalmology 2019, 8, 25.
• Read JCA, Rafiq S, Hugill J, Casanova T, Black C, O'Neill A, Puyat V, Haggerty H, Smart K, Powell C, Taylor K, Clarke MP, Vancleef K. . PLoS ONE 2019, 14(11), e0224402.
• Nityananda V, Joubier C, Tan J, Tarawneh G, Read JCA. . Journal of Experimental Biology 2019, 222, jeb198614.
• Umeton D, Tarawneh G, Fezza E, Read JCA, Rowe C. . Current Biology 2019, 29(18), 3109–3113.e3.
• Nityananda V, O'Keeffe J, Umeton D, Simmons A, Read JCA. . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2019, 116(52), 27018-27027.
• Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Journal of Vision 2019, 19(6), 7.
• Read JCA. . Current Biology 2019, 29(15), R738-R740.
• Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Henriksen S, Umeton D, Simmons A, Read JCA. . Current Biology 2018, 28(4), 588-593.
• Tarawneh G, Jones L, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Rind C, Read JCA. . Vision 2018, 2(3), 32.
• Tarawneh G, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Errington S, Herbert W, Arranz-Paraiso S, Busby N, Tamping J, Read J, Serrano-Pedraza I. . Biology Open 2018, 7, bio029439.
• Vancleef K, Read JCA, Herbert W, Goodship N, Woodhouse M, Serrano-Pedraza I. . PLoS One 2018, 13(7), e0201366.
• Ushaw G, Sharp C, Hugill J, Rafiq S, Black C, Casanova T, Vancleef K, Read J, Morgan G. . In: Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Digital Health (DH '17). 2017, London: ACM.
• Yazdani P, Read JCA, Whittaker RG, Trevelyan AJ. . Physiological Reports 2017, 5(5), e13079.
• O'Hanlon CG, Read JCA. . Developmental Science 2017, 20(5), e12478.
• Tarawneh G, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Errington S, Herbert W, Cumming BG, Read JCA, Serrano-Pedraza I. . Scientific Reports 2017, 7, 3496.
• Vancleef K, Read JCA, Herbert W, Goodship N, Woodhouse M, Serrano-Pedraza I. . Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 2017, 37(4), 507-520.
• Nityananda V, Read JCA. . Journal of Experimental Biology 2017, 220(14), 2502-2512.
• Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Errington S, Serrano-Pedraza I, Read J. . Journal of Comparative Physiology A 2017, 203(1), 77-87.
• Peterzell DH, Serrano-Pedraza I, Widdall M, Read JCA. . Vision Research 2017, 141, 127-135.
• Hands P, Read JCA. . Displays 2017, 48, 35-40.
• Umeton D, Read JCA, Rowe C. . Biology Letters 2017, 13(2).
• Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Current Biology 2017, 27(12), R594-R596.
• Henriksen S, Cumming BG, Read JCA. . PLOS Computational Biology 2016, 12(5), e1004906.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Vancleef K, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2016, 16(14), 13.
• Vancleef K, Read J, Herbert W, Goodship N, Woodhouse M, Serrano-Pedraza I. . In: 39th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP). 2016, Barcelona, Spain: Sage.
• Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Rosner R, Nicolas J, Crichton S, Read J. . Scientific Reports 2016, 6, 1-9.
• Read J, Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Rosner R, Jones ML. . In: 16th Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting (VSS). 2016, Florida, USA: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
• Henriksen S, Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neuroscience 2016, 36(34), 8967-8976.
• Nityananda V, Bissianna G, Tarawneh G, Read J. . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 2016, 371(1697), 1-8.
• Hands P, Read JCA. . In: 2015 International Conference on 3D Imaging, IC3D 2015 - Proceedings. 2016, IEEE.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Herbert W, Villa-Laso L, Widdall M, Vancleef K, Read JCA. . Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2016, 57(3), 960-970.
• Read J, Godfrey A, Bohr I, Simonotto J, Galna B, Smulders T. . Ergonomics 2016, 59(8), 1073-1088.
• Henriksen S, Read JCA. . Current Biology 2016, 26(12), R500-R503.
• Derzsi Z, Tarawneh G, Alter K, Read J. . In: 38th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP). 2015, Liverpool, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
• Read J, Vancleef K, Serrano-Pedraza I, Morgan G, Sharp C, Clarke M. . In: 38th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP). 2015, Liverpool, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
• Read JCA, Simonotto J, Bohr I, Godfrey A, Galna B, Rochester L, Smulders TV. . Royal Society Open Science 2015, 2, 140522.
• Mazurek A, Bhoopathy R, Read JCA, Gallagher P, Smulders TV. . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2015, 7, 74.
• Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Rosner R, Nicolas J, Crichton S, Read J. . In: 38th European Conference on Visual Perception (EVCP) 2015. 2015, Liverpool, UK: Sage.
• Hands P, Khushu A, Read JCA. . In: 2014 International Conference on 3D Imaging, IC3D 2014. 2015, Liege, Belgium: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Arranz-Paraiso S, Romero-Ferreiro V, Read J. . In: 38th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP). 2015, Liverpool, UK: Sage Publications Ltd.
• Read JCA, Georgiou R, Brash C, Yazdani P, Whittaker R, Trevelyan A, Serrano-Pedraza I. . Journal of Vision 2015, 15(1), 5.
• Read JCA. . Eye 2015, 29(2), 214-224.
• Hands P, Smulders TV, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2015, 15(5), 6.
• Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Jones L, Busby N, Herbert W, Davies R, Read JCA. . Journal of Comparative Physiology A 2015, 201(8), 741-750.
• Read JCA. . Neuroscience 2015, 296, 116-129.
• Yazdani P, Serrano-Pedraza I, Whittaker RG, Trevelyan A, Read JC. . Journal of Vision 2015, 15(13).
• Read JCA. . In: Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXVI. 2015, San Francisco, CA, USA: SPIE and IS&T-The Society for Imaging Science and Technology.
• Tarawneh G, Read J. . In: 21st IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2014). 2014, Marseille, France: IEEE.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Romero-Ferreiro V, Read JC, Diéguez-Risco T, Bagney A, Caballero-González M, Rodríguez-Torresano J, Rodríguez-Jiménez R. . Frontiers in Psychology 2014, 5, 1431.
• Read JCA, Bohr I. . Ergonomics 2014, 57(8), 1140-1153.
• Read JCA. . Displays 2014, 35(5), 252-260.
• Hands P, Read JCA. . In: 2013 International Conference on 3D Imaging, IC3D 2013 - Proceedings. 2013, Abu Dhabi, UAE: IEEE Computer Society.
• Bohr I, Read J. . PLoS One 2013, 8(12), e82999.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Brash C, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2013, 13(11), 15.
• Read JCA, Begum SF, McDonald A, Trowbridge J. . i-Perception 2013, 4(2), 101-110.
• Read J, Allenmark F. . Current Biology 2013, 23(11), R483-R486.
• Allenmark F, Read JCA. . Journal of Neuroscience 2012, 32(41), 14331-14343.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Grady JP, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2012, 12(6), 24.
• Banks MS, Read JCA, Allison RS, Watt SJ. . SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2012, 121(4), 24-43.
• Vuong QC, Friedman A, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2012, 12(3), 16.
• Read JCA, Robson JH, Smith CL, Lucas AD. . i-Perception 2012, 3(10), 820-830.
• Read JCA. . Current Biology 2012, 22(5), R163-R165.
• Brilot BO, Nettle D, Whittingham MJ, Bateson M, Read JCA. . The American Naturalist 2012, 179(6), E180-E195.
• Read JCA, Vaz XA, Serrano-Pedraza I. . Journal of Vision 2011, 11(12), 4.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Clarke MP, Read JCA. . Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 2011, 31(1), 45-55.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Hogg EL, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2011, 11(2), 3.
• Allenmark F, Read JCA. . PLoS Computational Biology 2011, 7(8), e1002142.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Manjunath V, Osunkunle O, Clarke MP, Read JCA. . Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2011, 52(5), 2352-2364.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Phillipson GP, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2010, 10(3), 2.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Hogg L, Read JCA. . Perception 2010, 39(supplement), 95-95.
• Allenmark F, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2010, 10(8), -.
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• Hardingham NR, Read JCA, Trevelyan AJ, Nelson JC, Jack JJB, Bannister NJ. . Journal of Neuroscience 2010, 30(4), 1441-1451.
• Phillipson GP, Read JCA. . European Journal of Neuroscience 2010, 32(11), 1959-1969.
• Read JCA, Phillipson GP, Serrano-Pedraza I, Milner AD, Parker AJ. . PLoS One 2010, 5(9), e12608.
• Read JCA. . PLoS Computational Biology 2010, 6(4), e1000754.
• Read JCA. . Journal of Physiological Sciences 2009, 59(Supplement 1), 79.
• Bredfeldt CE, Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neurophysiology 2009, 101(2), 701-713.
• Phillipson GP, Read JCA. . 2009, 38(S1), 58-59.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Read JCA. . Perception 2009, 38(S1), 155-156.
• Read JCA, Phillipson GP, Glennerster A. . Journal of Vision 2009, 9(13), 11.
• Serrano-Pedraza I, Read JCA. . Journal of Vision 2009, 9(4), 1-13.
• Phillipson G, Read JCA. . In: Perception. 2007, Arezzo, Italy: Pion Ltd.
• Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Nature Neuroscience 2007, 10(10), 1322-1328.
• Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Journal of Vision 2006, 6(12), 1323-1355.
• Hardingham NR, Bannister NJ, Read JCA, Fox KD, Hardingham GE, Jack JJB. . Journal of Neuroscience 2006, 26(23), 6337-6345.
• Read JCA, Cumming BG. . Journal of Vision 2005, 5(11), 901-927.
• Read J. . Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 2005, 87(1), 77-108.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neurophysiology 2005, 94(2), 1541-1553.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Journal of Vision 2005, 5(5), 417-434.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neurophysiology 2004, 91(3), 1271-1281.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Neural Computation 2004, 16(10), 1983-2020.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neurophysiology 2003, 90(2), 946-960.
• Read JC, Cumming BG. . Journal of Neurophysiology 2003, 90(5), 2795-2817.
• Read JC. . Neural Computation 2002, 14(6), 1371-1392.
• Read JC. . Biological Cybernetics 2002, 86(2), 117-136.
• Read JC, Parker AJ, Cumming BG. . Visual Neuroscience 2002, 19(6), 735-753.
• Read JC, Eagle RA. . Vision Research 2000, 40(24), 3345-3358.
• Evans, N. W., Read, J. C. A. Stability of power-law disks I. The Fredholm integral equation. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1997, 300, 83-105.
• Evans, N. W., Read, J. C. A. Stability of power-law disks II. The global spiral modes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1997, 300, 106-130.