Jeroen S. Benjamins
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About
Jeroen S. Benjamins is a cognitive scientist whose research sits at the intersection of social vision, eye-tracking, and human interaction. His work investigates how gaze behavior guides and is guided by real-time, face-to-face collaboration—moving beyond single-agent paradigms to understand the dynamic coupling of vision and action in dyadic settings. In his highly cited 2023 paper, Benjamins advanced an interactive theory of visual routines, arguing that gaze is not merely for information intake but is a core component of sequential, joint action. His cross-cultural work (2025) challenges long-held assumptions about gaze avoidance in East Asian versus Western cultures, using naturalistic eye-tracking to show that cultural differences in conversation may be subtler than previously thought. Benjamins has also explored how gaze couples with gestures and actions (2024), and how people rapidly perceive the potential for social interaction in static scenes (2021). With over 45 citations across his most impactful papers, his research is shaping a new generation of interactive models of vision. His work is essential reading for anyone interested in how we see, move, and connect with others in real-world social encounters.
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- 4Perception of the Potential for Interaction in Social Scenes7 citations · 2021