Neuroscience Wandell's work in visual neuroscience uses
functional and structural MRI along with behavior testing and modeling
to understand the action of the visual portions of the brain. His
research includes studies of the organization of the visual field maps
in the human brain, color and motion processing within these maps, and
the potential for reorganization following injury or developmental
disorders.
The Wandell lab is applying diffusion tensor imaging and functional
MRI to study human brain development. In one example, they are
carrying out a longitudinal study measuring the development of
structures and signals in visual cortex in children, aged 8-12, as
they become skilled readers. The lab's measurements of developmental
changes during the acquisition of skilled reading are intended to
understand how visual signals become rapidly identified and classified
in the process of learning to read.
Digital imaging . Brian Wandell's research includes image
system engineering and visual neuroscience. In cooperation with
Professor Emeritus Joseph Goodman (a faculty member in Stanford's
School of Engineering), Professor Wandell founded the university's Stanford Center for Image Systems
Engineering Program. As part of this research, Wandell and his
team study and build devices used for digital imaging, including image
sensors, high dynamic range displays, and software simulations of the
digital imaging pipeline.
Teaching.
Brian Wandell's teaching at Stanford reflects his multiple areas of
expertise. He has taught courses on behavior, perception, cognitive
and behavioral neuroscience, image systems and computational He has
also led classes on color science and computer applications for
engineers and managers from more than 200 companies. In addition to
numerous scientific articles, Brian Wandell is the author of the
vision science textbook Foundations of
Vision. He is an
associate editor of the Journal of Vision, the
Journal of Neuroscience and Neural Networks. He has served as a consultant and
technical advisor for a number of corporations and has patented some
of the products of his work.
Awards. In 1986, Wandell won the
Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences for his
work in color vision. He was made a fellow of the Optical Society of
America in 1990; in 1997 he became a McKnight Senior Investigator and
received the Edridge Green Medal in Ophthalmology for work in visual
neuroscience. In 2000, he was awarded the Macbeth Prize from the
Inter-Society Color Council, and in 2007 he was named Electronic
Imaging Scientist of the Year by the SPIE/IS&T. Wandell was elected
to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2003.