Herman Bouma (born 15 March 1934) is a Dutch vision researcher and gerontechnologist. He is considered to be one of the founders of the field of gerontechnology. He spent the majority of his career at the Institute of Perception Research, serving as its director from the mid-1970s until 1994. He subsequently led the Institute for Gerontechnology until 1999. A perceptual law, based on a publication of his in 1970[1] is named Bouma's Law in his honour.
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Bouma was born in Harderwijk on 15 March 1934.[2][3] He obtained a degree in physics from Utrecht University and also partially studied medicine there. In 1959 Bouma started working for the Institute of Perception Research (Dutch:Instituut voor Perceptie Onderzoek, IPO), an institute of Philips Research and the Eindhoven University of Technology. In 1965 he obtained his PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology under Jan Frederik Schouten with a thesis titled: "Receptive systems mediating certain light reactions of the pupil of the human eye".[3][4]
In 1968 Bouma became teamleader of visual research at the IPO. In 1975 or 1978 he became director of the IPO and served until 1994.[4][5] After this position he was director of the Institute for Gerontechnology at Eindhoven University of Technology from 1994 to 1999. He also continued as a part-time professor at the university. On his retirement the Herman Bouma Fund for Gerontechnology was set up.[3]
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Bouma's research on perception has focused on visual perception. He specialized in reading processes and visual searching and also conducted work on dyslexia. In a famous paper in 1970[1] he laid the foundation to what is now called Bouma's Law.[6][7] Bouma further laid groundwork on the spectral dependency of the human pupillary response.[8][9] His later work led to applications in the field of reading from displays.[5]
In 1990 Bouma started working in the field of gerontechnology.[5] Together with Jan Graafmans and Tony Brouwers, Bouma he has been called one of the inventors of the discipline of gerontechnology by J.E.M.H. van Bronswijk. Bouma devoted half of his output in journals to gerontechnology.[10]
^ abBouma, Herman (1970). "Interaction effects in parafoveal letter recognition". Nature. 226 (5241): 177–178. Bibcode:1970Natur.226..177B. doi:10.1038/226177a0. PMID 5437004. S2CID 29459715.
^D. J. van de Kaa; Kaa; Y. de Roo (19 December 2008). De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen: Een Demografisch Perspectief: 1808 Tot 2008. Amsterdam University Press. p. 259. ISBN978-90-6984-552-4.
^ abc. Gerontechnologie.nl. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016.
^ abcTeun Swanenburg. "Afscheid Herman Bouma (IPO)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Hagenbeuk.nl. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
^ abc. Gerontechnology. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
^Pelli, D.G.; Tillman, Katharine A. (2008). "The uncrowded window of object recognition". Nature Neuroscience. 11 (10): 1129–1135. doi:10.1038/nn.2187. PMC2772078. PMID 18828191.
^Strasburger, Hans (2020). "Seven myths on crowding and peripheral vision". i-Perception. 11 (2): 1–45. doi:10.1177/2041669520913052. PMC7238452. PMID 32489576.
^Bouma, Herman (1962). "Size of the static pupil as a function of wave-length and luminosity of the light incident on the human eye". Nature. 193 (4816): 690–691. Bibcode:1962Natur.193..690B. doi:10.1038/193690a0. PMID 13871842. S2CID 26173880.
^Zauner, J.; Plischke, H.; Strasburger, H. (2022). "Spectral dependency of the human pupillary light reflex. Influences of pre-adaptation and chronotype". PLOS ONE. 17(1): e0253030 (1): 690–691. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1753030Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253030. PMID 35020744.
^J.E.M.H. van Bronswijk (2012). . Gerontechnology.info. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
^. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017.
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herman, bouma, born, march, 1934, dutch, vision, researcher, gerontechnologist, considered, founders, field, gerontechnology, spent, majority, career, institute, perception, research, serving, director, from, 1970s, until, 1994, subsequently, institute, geront. Herman Bouma born 15 March 1934 is a Dutch vision researcher and gerontechnologist He is considered to be one of the founders of the field of gerontechnology He spent the majority of his career at the Institute of Perception Research serving as its director from the mid 1970s until 1994 He subsequently led the Institute for Gerontechnology until 1999 A perceptual law based on a publication of his in 1970 1 is named Bouma s Law in his honour Career editBouma was born in Harderwijk on 15 March 1934 2 3 He obtained a degree in physics from Utrecht University and also partially studied medicine there In 1959 Bouma started working for the Institute of Perception Research Dutch Instituut voor Perceptie Onderzoek IPO an institute of Philips Research and the Eindhoven University of Technology In 1965 he obtained his PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology under Jan Frederik Schouten with a thesis titled Receptive systems mediating certain light reactions of the pupil of the human eye 3 4 In 1968 Bouma became teamleader of visual research at the IPO In 1975 or 1978 he became director of the IPO and served until 1994 4 5 After this position he was director of the Institute for Gerontechnology at Eindhoven University of Technology from 1994 to 1999 He also continued as a part time professor at the university On his retirement the Herman Bouma Fund for Gerontechnology was set up 3 Research editBouma s research on perception has focused on visual perception He specialized in reading processes and visual searching and also conducted work on dyslexia In a famous paper in 1970 1 he laid the foundation to what is now called Bouma s Law 6 7 Bouma further laid groundwork on the spectral dependency of the human pupillary response 8 9 His later work led to applications in the field of reading from displays 5 In 1990 Bouma started working in the field of gerontechnology 5 Together with Jan Graafmans and Tony Brouwers Bouma he has been called one of the inventors of the discipline of gerontechnology by J E M H van Bronswijk Bouma devoted half of his output in journals to gerontechnology 10 Bouma was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992 11 The next year he was named a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion 4 References edit a b Bouma Herman 1970 Interaction effects in parafoveal letter recognition Nature 226 5241 177 178 Bibcode 1970Natur 226 177B doi 10 1038 226177a0 PMID 5437004 S2CID 29459715 D J van de Kaa Kaa Y de Roo 19 December 2008 De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen Een Demografisch Perspectief 1808 Tot 2008 Amsterdam University Press p 259 ISBN 978 90 6984 552 4 a b c Overview Gerontechnologie nl Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 a b c Teun Swanenburg Afscheid Herman Bouma IPO PDF in Dutch Hagenbeuk nl Retrieved 7 February 2017 a b c Herman Bouma Gerontechnology 2014 Archived from the original on 7 February 2017 Pelli D G Tillman Katharine A 2008 The uncrowded window of object recognition Nature Neuroscience 11 10 1129 1135 doi 10 1038 nn 2187 PMC 2772078 PMID 18828191 Strasburger Hans 2020 Seven myths on crowding and peripheral vision i Perception 11 2 1 45 doi 10 1177 2041669520913052 PMC 7238452 PMID 32489576 Bouma Herman 1962 Size of the static pupil as a function of wave length and luminosity of the light incident on the human eye Nature 193 4816 690 691 Bibcode 1962Natur 193 690B doi 10 1038 193690a0 PMID 13871842 S2CID 26173880 Zauner J Plischke H Strasburger H 2022 Spectral dependency of the human pupillary light reflex Influences of pre adaptation and chronotype PLOS ONE 17 1 e0253030 1 690 691 Bibcode 2022PLoSO 1753030Z doi 10 1371 journal pone 0253030 PMID 35020744 J E M H van Bronswijk 2012 Grandmaster Herman Bouma in short Gerontechnology info Archived from the original on 7 February 2017 Herman Bouma Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Archived from the original on 7 February 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herman Bouma amp oldid 1143604000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
