Published Articles
* Co-first author, # Corresponding author.
21. Guan S. C.*, Xiong, Y. Z.*+, & Yu, C+. Double training reveals an interval-invariant representation of subsecond time in the brain. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. In Press. (*, Co-first author; + , Corresponding author).
20. Zhao, X. N., Guan, S. C., Xiong, Y. Z., & Yu, C. (2024). Crossmodal to unimodal transfer of temporal perceptual learning. Perception.
19. Xiong, Y. Z., Nemargut J. P., Bradley, C., Wittich, W., & Legge G. E. (2024). Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing visual and auditory spatial localization abilities in dual sensory impairment. Scientific Reports.
18. Banerjee, S., Mihailovic, A., Miller, R., Gitlin, L. N., Xiong, Y. Z., West, S., Friedman, D. S., & Ramulu, P. Y. (2024). Relation between real-world home physical activity with home environment in elderly population with Visual impairment. JAMA Opthalmology.
17. Xiong, Y. Z., Addleman, D. A., Nguyen, N. A., Nelson, P., & Legge, G. E. (2023). Dual Sensory Impairment: Impact of Central Vision Loss and Hearing Loss on Visual and Auditory Localization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 64(12), 23.
16. Xiong, Y. Z.*, Guan, S. C.*, & Yu, C. (2022). Cross-modal transfer of visual and auditory perceptual learning of subsecond time interval discrimination with double training. Scientific Reports, 12:10668. (*, Co-first author).
15. Xiong, Y. Z.*, Atilgan, N.*, Fletcher, D. C., & Legge, G. E. (2022). Digital reading with low Vision: Principles for selecting display size. Optom Vis Sci, 99(8):655-661. (*, Co-first author and corresponding author).
14. Xiong, Y. Z.*#, Addleman, D. A.*#, Nguyen, N. A., Nelson, P., & Legge, G. E. (2022). Visual and auditory spatial localization in younger and older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14:838194. (*, Co-first author and corresponding author).
13. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Kwon, M. Y., Liu, R., Bittner, A. K., Owsley, C., & Legge, G. E. (2021). A unified rule for binocular contrast summation applies to normal vision and common eye diseases. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 62(13), 6.
12. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Lei, Q., Calabrèse, A. & Legge, G. E. (2021). Simulating the effect of acuity and contrast sensitivity reduction on reading performance. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 15:671121.
11. Atilgan, N.*#, Xiong, Y. Z.*#, and Legge, G.E. (2020). Reconciling Print-Size and Display-Size Constraints on Reading. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. (*, Co-first author and Co-corresponding author).
10. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Kwon, M., Bittner, A.K., Virgili, G., Giacomelli, G. & Legge, G.E. (2020). Relationship between acuity and contrast sensitivity: Differences due to eye disease. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.61(6), 40-40. doi:10.1167/iovs.61.6.40
9. Xiong, Y. Z.*, Guan S. C.*, & Yu, C. (2019). Perceptual learning evidence for an interval- and modality-invariant representation of subsecond time. bioRxiv. (*, Co-first author).
8. Xiong, Y. Z., Tang, D. L., Zhang, Y. X., & Yu, C. (2019). Complete Cross-frequency Transfer of Tone Frequency Learning after Double Training. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 149(1), 94–103.
7. Legge, G. E., Granquist, C., Lubet, A., Gage, R., & Xiong, Y.Z. (2019). Preserved tactile acuity in older pianists. Atten Percept Psychophysics, 81: 2619.
6. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Chen, Q. Y., & Legge, G, E. (2019). Reading with Letter Transpositions in Central and Peripheral Vision. Journal of Vision, 19(3):17.
5. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Calabrèse A., Cheong A.M.Y., & Legge G.E. (2018). Reading acuity as a predictor of low- vision reading performance. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 59, 4798-4803.
4. Xiong, Y. Z.#, Lorsung E.A., Mansfield J.S., Bigelow C., & Legge G.E. (2018). Fonts designed for macular degeneration: impact on reading. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 59:4, 82–4189.
3. Xiong, Y. Z., Zhang, J.Y., & Yu, C. (2016). Bottom-up and top-down influences at untrained conditions determine perceptual learning specificity and transfer. Elife, 5, e14614.
2. Xiong, Y. Z., Yu, C., & Zhang, J.Y. (2015). Perceptual learning eases crowding by reducing recognition errors but not position errors. Journal of Vision, 15(11):16, 1-13.
1. Xiong, Y. Z.*, Xie, X. Y. *, & Yu, C. (2015). Location and direction specificities in motion direction learning associated with training with a single direction stimulus. Vision Research. (*, Co-first author).
Articles Under Review or in Preparation
Brunt, D., Legge, G. E., Fletcher, D. C., & Xiong, Y. Z. Impact of vision and hearing impairment on perceived straight-ahead. In prep.
Reed, P., Nemargut J. P ., Goldstein J., Dirks C., Xiong, Y. Z. Impacts of hearing impairment on independent travel in individuals with normal vision, low vision, and blindness. In prep.
Xiong, Y. Z., Lei, Q., Hassan, S., Kersten, D., & Legge, G. E. Integrating Impaired Vision and Hearing to Improve Spatial Localization. In prep.
Selected Conference Presentations
Xiong, Y. Z, Mies, A., Kendrick, K., Fletcher, D. C. Seeing faces from a distance: critical viewing distances for identity, emotion, and visual speech in individuals with low vision. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024;65(7):437-437.
Gao, Q. Y., Manduchi, R., Ramulu, P., Legge, G.E., Xiong, Y. Z. Creating a “visually impaired” character recognition model for text accessibility assessment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024;65(7):1118-1118.
Reed, P., Nemargut, J. P., Goldstein, J. E., Lin, F., Xiong, Y. Z. Perceived challenges and coping strategies in hearing-impaired individuals across normal vision, low vision, and blindness. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024;65(7):5977-5977.
Xiong, Y. Z., Lei, Q., Hassan, S., Kersten, D., Legge, G. E. Integrating impaired vision and hearing to improve spatial localization. Vision Science Society. 2024.
Xiong, Y. Z., Fletcher, D. C., & Legge, G. E. Beyond vision: The selection of preferred retinal loci is affected by hearing status. ARVO2023. Oral Presentation.
Xiong, Y. Z., Cihunka, H., Farrington, C., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W., & Legge, G. E. Spatial localization difficulties in blind individuals with hearing impairment. Vision2023. Oral Presentation.
Xiong, Y.Z., Nguyen, N. A., Nelson, P. B., & Legge, G. E. (2022). Comparing the benefit of central and peripheral vision in speech perception in social situations. Vision2022.
Xiong, Y. Z., Farrington, C., Brunt, D., Nguyen, N. A., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W., & Legge, G. (2022). Perceived Difficulties in Spatial Localization by People with Vision and Hearing impairment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 63, 2457.
Xiong, Y. Z., Brunt, D., & Legge, G. E. (2021). Estimates of direction and distance by people with vision and hearing impairment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 62, 3572. Travel award recipient.
Brunt, D., Xiong, Y. Z., & Legge, G. E. (2021). Impacts of vision and hearing impairment on egocentric straight-ahead. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 62, 3573.
Xiong, Y. Z., Nguyen, N. A., Nelson, P., & Legge, G. E. (2021). Visual cues reduce spatial uncertainty in multi-talker situations. Journal of Vision, 21(9), 2614.
Xiong, Y. Z., Addleman, A. D., Nelson, P., & Legge, G. E. (2019). The impact of vision status on spatial localization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 60(9), 1050-1050.
Addleman, A. D., Xiong, Y. Z., Nelson, P., & Legge, G. E. (2019). Effects of age and target modality on spatial localization on the horizontal plane. Journal of Vision, 19(10), 117b-117b.
Nilsu A., Xiong Y. Z., Legge G.E. The Joint Effect of Character Size and Character Count on Reading Performance: Finding the Optimal Reading Configuration. ARVO, 2019, Vancouver, Canada.
Xiong, Y. Z., Lorsung E.A., Mansfield J.S., Bigelow C., Legge G.E. Fonts designed for macular degeneration: impact on reading. ARVO, 2018, Hawaii, USA.
Xiong Y. Z., Qiao C., Legge G.E. Reading with letter transpositions in central and peripheral vision. Vision Science Society, 2018, Florida, USA.
Xiong Y. Z., Boucher J., Calabrese A., Lei Q., & Legge G. Simulating the Effect of Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity Reduction on Reading Performance. Vision2017, 2017, Hague, Netherlands.
Guan S. C., Xiong Y. Z., & Yu, C. Mutual transfer between visual and auditory temporal interval learning supports a central clock in temporal processing. Vision Sciences Society, 2017, Florida, USA.
Zhang, Y. X., Tang D. L.,Xiong Y. Z., & Yu, C.A neural network model for top-down regulation of sensory plasticity. ASA, 2016, Hawaii, USA
Xiong, Y. Z., Zhang, J. Y., & Yu, C. Under-stimulation at untrained orientation may explain orientation specificity in perceptual learning. European Conference on Visual Perception, 2015, Liverpool, UK.
Xiong, Y. Z., Zhang, J. Y., & Yu, C. The mechanisms underlying orientation specificity in perceptual learning. Vision Sciences Society, 2015, Florida, USA.
Yu, C., Xiong, Y. Z., & Zhang, Y. X. Perceptual learning of auditory frequency discrimination transfers to untrained frequencies with TPE training. Society for Neuroscience, 2015, Chicago, USA.
Xiong, Y. Z., Yu, C., & Zhang, J. Y. Perceptual learning eases crowding by reducing overall recognition errors but not position errors. Vision Sciences Society, 2014, Florida, USA.
Xiong, Y. Z., Zhang, J. Y., & Yu, C. Unconscious orientation exposure removes orientation specificity in perceptual learning. Vision Sciences Society, 2013, Florida, USA.
Invited Talks and Featured Interviews
2023: Sensory Integration with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss. Smith-Kettlewell Eye Institute.
2023: Reading Accessibility for the Visually Impaired. Symposium on Reading Rehabilitation. American Academy of Ophthalmology.
2023: Digital Reading with Low Vision: Principles for Selecting Display Size. American Academy of Optometry.
2023: Current research on low vision rehabilitation. Second Sense at Chicago.
2023. Research into Human Experiences with Vision and Hearing Impairment. Deafblind New Zealand Seminar.
2022. Spatial Localization with Dual Sensory Impairment. Colorado Center for Independent Living.
2022: Dual Sensory Loss: Facts, Rehabilitation, and Research. Perceptual Issues in Visual Impairment. University of Minnesota.
2021. Invited Speaker. Demystifying the K99/R00 Application. Online Webinar.
2021: Simulating Visibility in Low Vision. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Web Accessibility Guidelines, Low Vision Task Force.
2021: Spatial Localization and Orientation by Individuals with Vision and Hearing Impairment. Envision Research Institute.
2020: Featured Interview: Living with Dual Sensory Impairment by Healthy Hearing.
2019: Dual Sensory Loss: Challenges in Rehabilitation and Public Accessibility. Grant Challenge Curriculum. University of Minnesota.
2017 – 2018: Regular Speaker in Low-Vision Supporting Group. Vision Loss Resources. Minnesota.
2018: Dual Sensory Loss and Audiovisual Interaction in the Brain. Perceptual Issues in Visual Impairment. University of Minnesota.
2018: Spatial Localization in People with Dual Sensory Loss. Brown Bag Series. Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science. University of Minnesota.
2017: The Past, Present, and Future of Artificial Intelligence. Peking University Alumni Association. (Event Published in Minnesota Times).
2016: Bottom-up and Top-down Influences on Perceptual Learning Specificity and Transfer. Perception Lunch Series. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.