Gerald Westheimer

Gerald Westheimer is a Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Clinical Professor in the School of Optometry at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the processing of visual information by the human brain, including neural circuits and brain mechanisms involved in attention, active perception, and learning. He also investigates the formation of the optical image on the human retina, its influence by refractive corrections, and non-traditional optical procedures. His work includes studies on retinal image quality, visual acuity, and spatial interactions in the retina during scotopic vision.