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B. Spehar — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 30
Works: 123
Citations: 3,727

Most-cited papers

Universal aesthetic of fractals
B. Spehar, C. Clifford, B. Newell, Richard P. Taylor
2003Computers & graphics310 citations
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Perceptual and Physiological Responses to Jackson Pollock's Fractals
Richard P. Taylor, B. Spehar, P. van Donkelaar, C. Hagerhall
2011Frontiers in Human Neuroscience196 citations Open access
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The Foveal Confluence in Human Visual Cortex
M. Schira, C. Tyler, M. Breakspear, B. Spehar
2009Journal of Neuroscience172 citations Open access
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Interactions between color and luminance in the perception of orientation.
C. Clifford, B. Spehar, S. Solomon, P. R. Martin +1 more
2003Journal of Vision87 citations Open access
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Beauty and the beholder: the role of visual sensitivity in visual preference
B. Spehar, So-chong. Wong, Sarah van de Klundert, Jessie Lui +2 more
2015Frontiers in Human Neuroscience86 citations Open access
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Modeling Magnification and Anisotropy in the Primate Foveal Confluence
M. Schira, C. Tyler, B. Spehar, M. Breakspear
2010PLoS Comput. Biol.81 citations Open access
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Perceptual and physiological responses to the visual complexity of fractal patterns.
R. Taylor, B. Spehar, J. A. Wise, C. Clifford +4 more
2005Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences81 citations
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Resource use and academic performance among first year psychology students
G. Huon, B. Spehar, Paul Adam, W. Rifkin
200780 citations
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Taxonomy of Individual Variations in Aesthetic Responses to Fractal Patterns
B. Spehar, Nicholas Walker, Richard P. Taylor
2016Frontiers in Human Neuroscience72 citations Open access
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Dynamics of collinear contrast facilitation are consistent with long-range horizontal striate transmission.
J. Cass, B. Spehar
2005Vision Research67 citations Open access
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Fractals in art and nature: why do we like them?
B. Spehar, Richard P. Taylor
2013Electronic imaging58 citations
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Perceptual organization, visual attention, and objecthood.
R. Kimchi, Y. Yeshurun, B. Spehar, Yossef Pirkner
2016Vision Research53 citations Open access
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The Embodied Gaze: Exploring Applications for Mobile Eye Tracking in the Art Museum
Michael Garbutt, Scott East, B. Spehar, Vicente Estrada-Gonzalez +2 more
2020Visitor Studies43 citations
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The tuning of human visual cortex to variations in the 1/f&agr; amplitude spectra and fractal properties of synthetic noise images
Zoey J. Isherwood, M. Schira, B. Spehar
2017NeuroImage42 citations
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Temporal whitening: Transient noise perceptually equalizes the 1/f temporal amplitude spectrum
J. Cass, D. Alais, B. Spehar, P. Bex
2009Journal of Vision40 citations Open access
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The affordance of virtual reality to enable the sensory representation of multi-dimensional data for immersive analytics: from experience to insight
J. Moloney, B. Spehar, A. Globa, Rui Wang
2018Journal of Big Data35 citations Open access
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Preference for Fractal-Scaling Properties Across Synthetic Noise Images and Artworks
C. Viengkham, B. Spehar
2018Frontiers in Psychology33 citations Open access
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Motion transparency promotes synchronous perceptual binding.
C. Clifford, B. Spehar, J. Pearson
2004Vision Research32 citations Open access
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Aesthetics and Psychological Effects of Fractal Based Design
Kelly E. Robles, Michelle M. Roberts, C. Viengkham, J. Smith +8 more
2021Frontiers in Psychology31 citations Open access
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Fractal Fluency: An Intimate Relationship Between the Brain and Processing of Fractal Stimuli
Richard P. Taylor, B. Spehar
201630 citations
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Fractals: A Resonance between Art and Nature
Richard P. Taylor, B. Newell, B. Spehar, C. Clifford
200530 citations
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Seeing shapes in seemingly random spatial patterns: Fractal analysis of Rorschach inkblots
R. Taylor, T. P. Martin, R. Montgomery, J. Smith +5 more
2017PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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Perception of Mooney faces by young infants: the role of local feature visibility, contrast polarity, and motion.
Y. Otsuka, H. Hill, S. Kanazawa, M. Yamaguchi +1 more
2012Journal of Experimental Child Psychology28 citations
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Viewing Art in Different Contexts
Vicente Estrada-Gonzalez, Scott East, Michael Garbutt, B. Spehar
2020Frontiers in Psychology26 citations Open access
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Effects of bioreactive acrolein from automotive exhaust gases on human cells in vitro
Morana Jaganjac, I. Prah, Ana Čipak, M. Cindrić +10 more
2012Environmental Toxicology23 citations
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Colour and luminance selectivity of spatial and temporal interactions in orientation perception.
C. Clifford, J. Pearson, J. Forte, B. Spehar
2003Vision Research23 citations Open access
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When do luminance changes capture attention?
B. Spehar, Caleb Owens
2012Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics22 citations Open access
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Orientation-specific contextual modulation of the fMRI BOLD response to luminance and chromatic gratings in human visual cortex.
J. McDonald, K. Seymour, Mark M. Schira, B. Spehar +1 more
2009Vision Research22 citations Open access
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Prediction of diesel fuel properties by vibrational spectroscopy using multivariate analysis
S. Marinović, Marko Krištović, B. Spehar, V. Rukavina +1 more
2012Journal of Analytical Chemistry20 citations
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Perceptual and Physiological Responses to the Visual Complexity of Pollock ’ s Dripped Fractal Patterns
R. Taylor, B. Spehar, J. A. Wise, C. Clifford +2 more
200320 citations
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Visual adaptation to natural scene statistics and visual preference.
L. Nguyen, B. Spehar
2021Vision Research18 citations Open access
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When does illusory contour formation depend on contrast polarity?
B. Spehar, C. Clifford
2003Vision Research17 citations Open access
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Fractal-Scaling Properties as Aesthetic Primitives in Vision and Touch
C. Viengkham, Zoey J. Isherwood, B. Spehar
2019Axiomathes16 citations Open access
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Helping First Year Students Think Like Psychologists: Supporting Information Literacy and Teamwork Skill Development
J. Cranney, S. Morris, B. Spehar, M. Scoufis
200813 citations Open access
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Temporal structure of chromatic channels revealed through masking.
J. Cass, C. Clifford, D. Alais, B. Spehar
2009Journal of Vision12 citations Open access
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The perception of illusory transparent surfaces in infancy: early emergence of sensitivity to static pictorial cues.
Y. Otsuka, Y. Yamazaki, Y. Konishi, S. Kanazawa +2 more
2008Journal of Vision12 citations Open access
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Nature in motion: The tuning of the visual system to the spatiotemporal properties of natural scenes
Michelle M. Roberts, M. Schira, B. Spehar, Zoey J. Isherwood
2022Journal of Vision11 citations Open access
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Nice and slow: Measuring sensitivity and visual preference toward naturalistic stimuli varying in their amplitude spectra in space and time.
Zoey J. Isherwood, C. Clifford, M. Schira, Michelle M. Roberts +1 more
2021Vision Research11 citations Open access
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The Implications of Fractal Fluency for Biophilic Architecture
R. P. Taylor, Arthur Juliani, Alexander J. Bies, C. Boydston +2 more
201710 citations
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Created unequal: Temporal dynamics of modal and amodal boundary interpolation.
B. Spehar, V. Halim
2016Vision Research10 citations Open access
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PREDICTION OF USED LUBRICATING OILS PROPERTIES BY INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
S. Marinović, A. Jukić, D. Doležal, B. Spehar +1 more
201210 citations
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Differential Effect of Contrast Polarity Reversals in Closed Squares and Open L-Junctions
M. Schira, B. Spehar
2011Front. Psychology10 citations Open access
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Expressive qualities of synthetic textures.
B. Spehar, J. Stevanov
20219 citations Open access
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The Aesthetic Appeal of Visual Qualities
G. V. van Tonder, B. Spehar
20139 citations
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The Visual Complexity of Pollock’s Dripped Fractals
Richard P. Taylor, B. Spehar, C. Clifford, B. Newell
20089 citations
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Dynamics of cross- and iso-surround facilitation suggest distinct mechanisms.
J. Cass, B. Spehar
2005Vision Research9 citations Open access
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When are viewpoint costs greater for silhouettes than for shaded images?
W. Hayward, A. Wong, B. Spehar
2005Psychonomic Bulletin & Review9 citations Open access
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Experiences of Honours Research Students and Supervisors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study Framed by Self-Determination Theory
Natasha N. Kumar, Elizabeth Summerell, B. Spehar, J. Cranney
2021Frontiers in Education8 citations Open access
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Temporal dynamics of spatial frequency processing in infants.
Y. Otsuka, H. Ichikawa, S. Kanazawa, M. Yamaguchi +1 more
2014Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance8 citations Open access
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Beyond Visual Aesthetics: The Role of Fractal-scaling Characteristics across the Senses†
C. Viengkham, B. Spehar
2022Journal of Perceptual Imaging7 citations Open access
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