Visual Cognition Lab

AI-assisted diagramming made accessible – MindMeister turns scattered thoughts into shareable visual organizers that mirror brain connections.

• Core...

New visual framework from category theory for structural semiotics:

• Greimas actantial model as categorical schema A with path equivalences like...

AI Sketch-to-3D Demonstrations

• 🔥 Drawing Agent L-Bracket Demo: YouTube video #4 shows Drawing Agent generating a 3D model from a 2D L-bracket...

• PDF limitation exposed: Static papers omit "messy details" AI needs to reproduce results.
• Agent-Native Research Artifacts (ARAs): Structured...

Drawing Agent demo reveals AI's accurate interpretation of technical diagrams for engineering:

• Generates 3D model from L-bracket (gusset bracket) 2D...

• Sketch first: Child drew game levels/characters on paper before dictating to Codex, fostering structured thinking.
• Parental scaffolding: Mom...

AI Visual Tools for Causal Reasoning

• 🔥 Oboe Causal Graphs: Causal graphs allow an AI to identify confounders and distinguish real causal...

This paper establishes speculation as a key element of design processes in architecture studios, aimed at inventing new ways of thinking and making beyond conventional approaches.

Causal graphs enable AI to identify confounders and distinguish real causal pathways from spurious correlations. This forms the foundation for smarter AI reasoning.

Charts, diagrams, and interactive visualizations explain ideas 10× faster than paragraphs. Claude builds them for free – an accessible testbed for experimenting with AI-generated visuals in cognitive science.

AI Interactive Visual Tools

• 🔥 Claude's Interactive Visuals: A hands-on review describes Anthropic's Claude interactive visuals as its coolest...

• Complex decisions overwhelm because the brain solves mental representations, not reality – vague ones cause overload.
• High cognitive load from...

Combat info hoarding by transforming notes from digital dust to processed knowledge.

Key phases of Cornell v2.0:

• Raw Capture: Record signal, ignore...

Claude's new interactive visuals revolutionize diagram use in AI chats:

• Inline & adaptive: HTML-based charts/diagrams render directly in responses,...

Neuroscientific Advances in Visual Memory

• 🔥 Redrawing the Memory Map: Neuroscientists are redrawing the map of memory using strikingly visual...

Core contrast in AI reps:

• Indexical constraints: Reps select variables/dynamics based on agent sensorimotor setup
• Neuro-inspired advances:...

Emerging trend in cognitive science: External visuals boost memory.

• Neuroscientists redraw memory maps as visual sketches, elevating mind mapping...

Memories AI, spun from Meta, builds a visual memory layer for wearables/robots to index and retrieve video memories:

• Tackles robotics' bottleneck of...

Hands-on hack for cognitive offloading in AI coding:

• Set up Obsidian vault to store project architecture, coding standards, and UI patterns—giving...

VR as a multimodal visual interface transforms N-back training:

• VRN-Back fuses adaptive N-back with music rhythm mechanics in VR for higher...