Michael J. Tarr is a Kavčić-Moura Professor of Cognitive and Brain Science, Head, Department of Psychology, Professor of Psychology and the Neuroscience Institute, Professor of Machine Learning (Courtesy). His research focuses on the how the primate brain turns 2D retinal images into the perception of objects and scenes.His research focuses on understanding how the brain processes and represents visual information, particularly related to the recognition of faces and objects. Tarr's innovative approaches combine psychology, neuroscience, and computational modeling to uncover the cognitive processes underlying complex visual tasks. His work has implications for understanding both typical and impaired visual processing.