The “snake detection theory” holds that snakes played a significant role in the evolution of humans and other primates. They molded our brains, shaped our visual systems, and helped us survive ...

Scientists have a scary theory about why human vision evolved to be so good By Meghan Bartels 2016-08-17T15:42:43Z ...

Psychologists use a concept called Signal Detection Theory to guide their thinking about the problem of perceptual judgments. Working though the example of phone vibrations, we can see how this ...

Snakes really are dangerous, and have been throughout the evolution of primates — so we’re primed to be on the lookout for them, according to something called Snake Detection Theory.

East Hanover, NJ. May 31, 2022. Using signal detection theory, Kessler Foundation researchers furthered their understanding of the mechanisms of cognitive fatigue in a recent neuroimaging study ...

East Hanover, NJ. April 1, 2021. A team of New Jersey researchers has shown that changes in perceptual certainty and response bias, two central metrics of signal detection theory (SDT), correlate ...

Signal detection theory was developed during the Second World War as a means to improve the ability of radar operators to spot enemy bombers. In this article, Oliver et al. explain how an ...

The paper gives an overview of the theory, practice and application of ultrasonic flaw detection. Sound waves are mechanical vibrations that pass through a medium such as liquid, solid or gas. These ...