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Daniel Baker

@bakerdh

Vision scientist at Apple. Also Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of York. Interested in low level visual perception in humans, statistics, open science.

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Congratulations!

17.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Vision Science team at Apple are hiring:

jobs.apple.com/en-us/detail...

12.11.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Neural responses to binocular in-phase and anti-phase stimuli https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.08.674974v1

13.09.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of the abstract of the paper - which can be found at the link in the post

screenshot of the abstract of the paper - which can be found at the link in the post

The final paper from my PhD has been published!

doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Interested in illusory resizing and neural responses? Take a look at the abstract below!

01.08.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Jobs - The University of York

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

21.07.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
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We're excited for the return of Connect with Industry at #VSS2025! Meet reps from diverse orgs, explore careers, and discover collaboration opportunities. No sign-up neededβ€”just drop in and connect!

Join us, May 20, 1:15 - 2:45 pm, Blue Heron, Snowy Egret and Spotted Curlew!

13.05.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Summation of contrast across the visual field: a common "fourth root" rule holds from the fovea to the periphery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.06.649158v1

08.05.2025 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1. Image of a person with a microphone, text saying "Advertise via community and trusted groups". 2. Image of books on a shelf, text saying "Detailed and accessible research information". 3. Image of a checklist, text saying "Clear information about eligibility". 4. Image of upward trend on a chart, text saying "Disclose potential for pain increase upfront". 5. Image of a mobile phone and an email logo, text saying "Contact details to discuss accessibility". 6. Image of a group of people, text saying "Approachable researchers, with lived experience". 7. Image of an academic hat and a hospital sign with a line through them, text saying "Informal and accessible research environments". 8. Image of a house and an online video call, text saying "Flexible, accessible participation options". 9. Image of 2 people, text saying "Facilitate attendance of a support person". 10. Image of an hourglass, text saying "Frequent breaks to reduce fatigue". 11. Image of one handing another money, text saying "Adequate compensation for time and travel". 12. Image of a clock with forward arrow, text saying "Explain long-term benefits or implications". 13. Image of a pen writing, text saying "Provide a lay summary of research findings".

We have created a little infographic showing 13 recommendations from our recent paper (doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...) about ways to improve the participant's experience when taking part in chronic pain research!

It is often not possible to include all recommendations, but several are easily implemented!

28.02.2025 13:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Illusory finger stretching and somatosensory responses in participants with chronic hand-based pain Current pharmaceutical interventions for chronic pain are reported to be minimally effective, leading researchers to investigate non-pharmaceutical avenues for chronic pain treatment. One such avenue ...

Our new paper is out in @plosone.org!

We looked at what happens in the brain when people with chronic hand-based pain experience resizing illusions.

No evidence of SSEP changes were found, but several participants experienced clinically meaningful (>30%) pain reductions!

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

05.02.2025 11:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello BlueSky πŸ‘‹
We're joining to share updates and cool vision science with the nice community over here- please follow us and repost to help others find us πŸ€—
#Hello #AVA #VisionScience

30.01.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD Studentship: Using Individual Differences to Investigate the Socially Relevant Components of Time Perception at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership Explore a PhD Studentship: Using Individual Differences to Investigate the Socially Relevant Components of Time Perception on jobs.ac.uk. Discover more PhD opportunities and apply today!

πŸ””πŸ—£οΈNEW #PhD opportunity in #Psychology and #Neuroscience with Prof Neil Roach (Nottingham) and me (Leicester):

This ESRC-funded project aims to use individual differences to study the socially relevant components of time perception.

Application deadline: 24 February

17.01.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Signal combination in vibration perception: http://osf.io/yjv6s/

16.01.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super happy to say that I passed my viva today!

Dr Donna Lloyd and Prof Rob Jenkins were amazing examiners who encouraged such a good discussion about the work in my thesis!

Feels strange but very exciting to say that I am now Dr Hansford!!

16.12.2024 16:05 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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❗2-year postdoc at the University of York❗
I am looking for a postdoc for my ERC-funded project β€œThe many faces of prejudice: the β€œwhat”, the β€œwhy”, and the β€œhow” of inferences we make from membership in social groups”.
To learn more and apply (by Jan 13): jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#psychjobs

16.12.2024 13:14 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

@yorkpsychology.bsky.social is amazing: with @sacairney.bsky.social and Harriet Over receiving ERC consolidator grants, we now hold 4(!!) ERC grants in our department πŸ™ƒπŸ˜ŽπŸ₯³

03.12.2024 12:57 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jobs - The University of York

Interested in computational psychiatry? My brilliant colleague @alexandrapike.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc to join her team @yorkpsychology.bsky.social on a 2-year post jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

02.12.2024 13:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe Debbie Chin? She seems to do a lot of the admin, though not sure if she’s in charge of social media

18.11.2024 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0