Research Interests:

Computational models and empirical studies of human visual perception and concept learning, including perceptual organization, grouping, and shape.

Selected papers:

• Feldman, J. (2012) Symbolic representation of probabilistic worlds. Cognition, 123, 61–83.
• Mathy, F. and Feldman, J. (2012) What’s magic about magic numbers? Chunking and data compression in short-term memory. Cognition, 122, 346–362.
• Pantelis, P. C. and Feldman, J. (2011) Exploring the mental space of autonomous intentional agents. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 74(1), 239–249.
• Wilder, J. D., Feldman, J. and Singh, M. (2011) Superordinate shape classification using natural shape statistics. Cognition, 119, 325–340.
• Briscoe, E. and Feldman, J. (2011) Conceptual complexity and the bias/variance tradeoff. Cognition, 118, 2–16.
• Feldman, J. (2009) Bayes and the simplicity principle in perception. Psychological Review, 116(4), 875–887.
• Kim, S. and Feldman, J. (2009) Globally inconsistent figure/ground relations induced by a negative part. Journal of Vision, 9(10), 1–13.
• Feldman, J. (2007) The formation of visual “objects” in the early computation of spatial relations. Perception & Psychophysics, 69(5), 816–827.
• Feldman, J. and Singh, M. (2006) Bayesian estimation of the shape skeleton. PNAS, 103(47), 18014–18019.
• Feldman, J. (2006) An algebra of human concept learning. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 50, 339–368. Software
• Barenholtz, E. and Feldman, J. (2006). Determination of visual figure and ground in dynamically deforming shapes. Cognition, 101(3), 530–544. Demos
• Feldman, J. and Tremoulet, P. (2006) Individuation of visual objects over time. Cognition, 99, 131–165.
• Tremoulet, P. D. and Feldman, J. (2006) The influence of spatial context and the role of intentionality in the interpretation of animacy from motion. Perception & Psychophysics, 68(6) 1047–1058.
• Feldman (2004) How surprising is a simple pattern? Quantifying "Eureka!" Cognition, 93, 199–224.
• Feldman, J. (2000) Minimization of Boolean complexity in human concept learning. Nature, 407, 630–633.