Publications

Papers

L-Miao, L., Dandan, Y. R., Chen, C., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2026). Information compression trumps accuracy when viewing groups of faces. Consciousness and Cognition, 143, 104088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2026.104088. Download Accepted Manuscript

Dandan, Y. R., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2026). Spatial anisotropy in crowding and ensemble perception. Journal of Vision, 26(7), 15-15. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.26.7.15 Download

L-Miao, L., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2024). The radial–tangential anisotropy of numerosity perception. Journal of Vision, 24(7), 15-15. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.7.15 Download

L-Miao, L., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2022). Anisotropic representations of visual space modulate visual numerosity estimation. Vision Research, 201, 108130. View online Download Accepted Manuscript

Woodley of Menie, M. A., te Nijenhuis, J., Shibaev, V., Li, M., & Smit, J. (2019). Are the effects of lead exposure linked to the g factor? A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 137, 184–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.09.005

Manuscripts in Preparation and Preprints

L-Miao, L., Hansmann-Roth, S., Harmening, W. M., & Sayim, B. (in prep). No pooling in crowding.

L-Miao, L., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (under review). Spatial anisotropy in small numerosity perception in peripheral vision.

L-Miao, L., Öztaş, D. N., Alp, N., & Sayim, B. (2026). Compression of redundant visual information improves feature discrimination in human vision. bioRxiv, 2026.2009.2007.749904. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.07.749904

Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., Sayim, B., & Alp, N. (2025). Redundancy masking and the compression of information in the brain. bioRxiv, 2025.2005.2030.657088. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.30.657088

Conference Abstracts

2026

L-Miao, L., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2026). Redundancy masking underlies underestimation and the radial-tangential anisotropy in numerosity perception. GDR Vision Forum, Rennes, France. [Talk]

L-Miao, L., Turkmen, Y. E., & Sayim, B. (2026). Redundancy masking explains underestimation and the radial-tangential anisotropy of numerosity perception. Vision Sciences Society, May 2026. Poster

Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., Alp, N., & Sayim, B. (2026). Interactions of perceived number, density, and compression of visual space explain improved feature discrimination in redundancy masking. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, FL, USA. [Poster]

Turkmen, Y. E., L-Miao, L., Harmening, W., & Sayim, B. (2026). Beyond visual resolution: Redundancy masking as a limiting factor of foveal vision. 48th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bournemouth, UK.

Sayim, B., Reynvoet, B., & L-Miao, L. (2026). Anisotropy of small-number enumeration in peripheral vision. 48th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bournemouth, UK. [Talk]

Sayim, B., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Alp, N. (2026). Feature enhancement in peripheral vision explained by redundancy masking, density perception and the compression of visual space. In Proceedings of the 2026 GDR Vision Forum.

Turkmen, Y. E., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2026). Disentangling redundancy masking and visual resolution in foveal vision. In Proceedings of the 2026 GDR Vision Forum.

2025

L-Miao, L., Hansmann-Roth, S., Harmening, W. M., & Sayim, B. (2025). Pooling models fail with optimal stimuli to reveal orientation averaging. GDR Vision Forum, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. [Talk]

Öztaş, D. N., Alp, N., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2025, June 1). Neural correlates of redundancy masking. International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science (ISBCS) 2025, Istanbul, Turkey. [Poster]

Alp, N., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2025). The neural signatures of redundancy masking investigated by EEG frequency tagging. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA. [Talk]

Alp, N., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2025, February 7). Neural correlates of redundancy masking. Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment (LOVE Conference) 2025, Niagara Falls, Canada.

2024

L-Miao, L., Hansmann-Roth, S., Harmening, W. M., & Sayim, B. (2024). No pooling, no averaging: How varying the number of identical Gabors modulates orientation discrimination in the periphery. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA, May 2024.

L-Miao, L., Öztaş, D. N., Alp, N., & Sayim, B. (2024). Redundancy masking and the limits of conscious vision. European Society for Philosophy and Psychology (ESPP 2024), Grenoble, France. [Talk]

Sayim, B., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Alp, N. (2024). No conscious seeing without attention: How redundancy masking and the compression of visual information limit conscious vision. 27th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC), Abstract 375, P-4-8.

Sayim, B., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Alp, N. (2024). Seeing less but seeing better: Information loss and accuracy gain in redundancy masking. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, USA, May 2024.

Sayim, B., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Alp, N. (2024). Redundancy masking and advantages of information compression in visual perception. Vision Research Network (GDR Vision), Grenoble, France.

2023

L-Miao, L., Hansmann-Roth, S., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2023). No pooling in crowding: Deterioration of orientation discrimination with increasing numbers of identical Gabors. European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), August 2023, Paphos, Cyprus. Poster

Sayim, B., Öztaş, D. N., L-Miao, L., & Alp, N. (2023). Information loss and accuracy gain in redundancy masking. AVA Christmas Meeting, London, UK.

Dandan, Y. R., L-Miao, L., & Sayim, B. (2023). Unbiased by redundant signals: Negativity bias for emotion perception of single but not two identical faces. Vision Sciences Society, May 2023. Poster

2022

Li, M., Yu, D., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2022). Redundancy masking prevents the detection of faces. 22nd Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP), August 2022, Lille, France. Poster

L-Miao, L., Yu, D., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2022). Redundancy masking of faces: When trios look like duos. Annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, May 2022, St. Pete Beach, USA. Poster

2021

Li, M., Yildirim, F. Z., Alp, N., & Sayim, B. (2021). Feature migration in redundancy masking. GDR Vision Forum, October 2021. Slides. [Talk]

Li, M., Yildirim, F. Z., Alp, N., & Sayim, B. (2021). Seeing features of unseen objects: feature migration in redundancy masking. European Conference on Visual Perception, August 2021. Poster; Video Tour

Li, M., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2021). More crowded, less numerous: Crowding reduces the number of perceived items in numerosity perception. Virtual Vision Sciences Society, May 2021. Poster and Video tour

2020 and before

Li, M., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2020). Perceived numerosity in crowded and uncrowded displays. Virtual Psychonomics 2020 Annual Meeting, November 2020. Video tour. [Poster]

Li, M., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2019). The role of crowding in perceived numerosity. Workshop on Visual Crowding, June 2019, Murten, Switzerland. [Poster]

Li, M., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2019). Do crowded displays look less numerous? 8th Annual Meeting ‘Advances in Numerical Cognition Research’, May 2019, Blankenberge, Belgium. [Talk]

Li, M., Reynvoet, B., & Sayim, B. (2019). Crowding reduces numerosity estimates for large numbers. European Conference on Visual Perception, August 2019, Leuven, Belgium. [Talk]