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James T. Townsend

Neuroscience · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsMultisensory perception and integrationCognitive Science and MappingFace Recognition and Perception

Publications

293

Citations

15,075

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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James T. Townsend works in mathematical psychology, developing formal and statistical models of how people perceive, categorize, and process information. Much of the work focuses on measuring the timing and efficiency of cognitive and perceptual processes, often combining behavioral data with brain-activity recordings and applying these methods to tasks like face recognition and visual identification.

Mathematical models of cognition and perceptionSystems factorial technology and information processingPerceptual representation and categorizationFace recognition and perceptual similarityCombined behavioral and neural measures

Publication activity has been fairly steady but appears to be slowing somewhat in the most recent years, averaging about 5.4 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 10 publications10202021: 9 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×18
  • Journal of Vision×8
  • Journal of Mathematical Psychology×6
  • Attention Perception & Psychophysics×4
  • Elsevier eBooks×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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