Visual Control of Arm Movements (2011)

Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam

Our senses enable interaction with our environment. We see an object, feel our hand and grasp it seemingly effortless. When we cannot see our hand, we often miss our target. This shows that we need our eyes to correct movement errors.

Do we make these corrections only ad-hoc or do we learn from our mistakes on the long term?

 

 

Perception of 3D Shape in Complex Scenes (2006 - 2010)

Experimental Psychology, Utrecht Universtiy

The same shape can appear different when placed in a new surround. The brain thus uses context information to 'see' shape. Why does the brain use context information and how is information combined between image segments?

Images in the Brain? (2004)

Psychology, Harvard University

When we imagine the sight of our garden, it is as if we can look at the scene with our mental eye. But do mental and sensory images contain the same information?