Steven Jeuris

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I did a thesis on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) using Cognitive Psychology and Activity Theory as a background. Cognitive Science fascinates me but I have little experience with it. At the moment I'm a PhD student at the IT University of Copenhagen, at the PIT lab studying HCI, but I mainly have a software development background.

In 2007 I got my bachelor degree in applied informatics in Belgium. Immediately after, I started working at the company where I did my internship, AIM Productions. I liked the work and colleagues at the company too much to give up entirely for further studies, so I decided to combine the two. In 2009 I started studying for my master in Game and Media Technology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and I graduated in 2012.

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Feb 14	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on Is it easier for people to remember longer words than words mixed with symbols?
Feb 14	revised	Can intense multitasking improve fluid intelligence/working memory? Fixed grammar.
Feb 14	revised	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? Made it clearer why I would be interested in a study showing the brain does flip vision.
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Feb 13	comment	Do people have a tendency to stick to one opinion after they formed it? @Casebash: I did not mention ego. I described how having an opinion about one part of a grander opinion has an effect on the grander opinion as a whole, instead of just the one part of it you dislike. shanusmagnus's reference to dissonance literature answers this aspect of what I described very accurately. "maintaining a consistent set of mental beliefs seems to be important for efficient action selection".
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Feb 11	comment	Is there evidence that listening to music can aid/hinder concentration or performance? I remember reading a study about this while browsing for information whether or not we should play background music at my internship. :) Don't have time now, but if this doesn't get any responses I'm doing some research! It would also be interesting to see whether different kinds of music can have different effects. I tend to believe house music (with a steady slow beat) allows me to focus more while programming.
Feb 10	revised	Bias by which we tend to accept vague descriptions of ourselves Spelling.
Feb 10	revised	Bias by which we tend to accept vague descriptions of ourselves Removed incomplete sentence.
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Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? I made it "Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes?", but feel free to edit when you can come up with something concise/better. Thanks for all the references, will definitely read through them more thoroughly when I have some spare time. ;p
Feb 9	revised	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? Edited title to more reflect the original question.
Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? I will edit the title of the question to reflect the original intent again. Originally it was "Has it been proven that the brain flips the images perceived by your eyes?"
Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? I always state there is no way to know. You answered "Is this statement valid?" with "We can't know.", thus answering the question. Reread the paragraph after my main question.
Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? Thanks for the paper! "Spatial relations are not originally perceived by the eye, but are the result of the association of visual sensations with previous muscular and tactual experiences." "This belief in the primacy of touch is so ingrained* that experimental results are sometimes flagrantly misinterpreted in order to support it."* .... Finally I have a conversation stopper! Such a fun feeling when your intuition turns out to be right. :)
Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? As in my comment, I know about this study. In informal discussions it is most often used as a proof your brain 'does' flip images. As you state, I never understood the reasoning behind this, and your answer confirms my suspicion it is just an urban myth.
Feb 9	comment	Why would the brain flip the images perceived by your eyes? I wanted to keep the question short and concise, but as a sidenote, I do know about the experiment where a person wears glasses which inverts their vision after which their vision adapts to it. But this only proves your vision is able to adapt to what you are used to. It doesn't prove that your brain inverts the image initially.