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David Melcher

David Melcher

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
5929
World Ranking
8126
National Ranking
438

Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
5717
World Ranking
8311
National Ranking
176

Overview

David Melcher is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy and specializes in the field of Neuroscience. Their research primarily focuses on Cognitive Neuroscience, with additional work in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The main topics covered in Melcher's research include:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Melcher has contributed to a substantial number of publications across prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Vision
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Attention Perception & Psychophysics
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Recent papers authored by or involving Melcher include:

  • Perception, performance, and detectability of conversational artificial intelligence across 32 university courses (2023), published in Scientific Reports
  • Post-Saccadic Face Processing Is Modulated by Pre-Saccadic Preview: Evidence from Fixation-Related Potentials (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Low-Level Visual Information Is Maintained across Saccades, Allowing for a Postsaccadic Handoff between Visual Areas (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Binding Mechanisms in Visual Perception and Their Link With Neural Oscillations: A Review of Evidence From tACS (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • The Effect of Alpha tACS on the Temporal Resolution of Visual Perception (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology

Melcher frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Michele Deodato
  • Luca Ronconi
  • Christoph Huber-Huber
  • Xiaoyi Liu
  • Laura Franchin

Best Publications

  • Trans-saccadic perception

    David Melcher;Carol L. Colby

  • Predictive remapping of visual features precedes saccadic eye movements.

    David Melcher;David Melcher

  • Subitizing reflects visuo-spatial object individuation capacity

    Manuela Piazza;Antonia Fumarola;Antonia Fumarola;Alessandro Chinello;David Melcher

  • Spatiotopic temporal integration of visual motion across saccadic eye movements.

    David Melcher;M Concetta Morrone;M Concetta Morrone

  • Frequency modulation of neural oscillations according to visual task demands.

    Andreas Wutz;David Melcher;Jason Samaha

  • Spatiotopic transfer of visual-form adaptation across saccadic eye movements.

    David Melcher;David Melcher

  • Accumulation and persistence of memory for natural scenes.

    David Melcher

  • Shapes, surfaces and saccades

    David Melcher;Eileen Kowler

  • Persistence of visual memory for scenes

    David Melcher

  • Temporal Integration Windows in Neural Processing and Perception Aligned to Saccadic Eye Movements

    Andreas Wutz;Andreas Wutz;Evelyn Muschter;Martijn G. van Koningsbruggen;Martijn G. van Koningsbruggen;Nathan Weisz;Nathan Weisz

  • Visual scene memory and the guidance of saccadic eye movements

    David Melcher;Eileen Kowler

  • Implicit Attentional Selection of Bound Visual Features

    David Melcher;David Melcher;Thomas V. Papathomas;Zoltán Vidnyánszky;Zoltán Vidnyánszky

  • Strength and coherence of binocular rivalry depends on shared stimulus complexity.

    David Alais;David Melcher

  • In the eye of the beholder: employing statistical analysis and eye tracking for analyzing abstract paintings

    Victoria Yanulevskaya;Jasper Uijlings;Elia Bruni;Andreza Sartori

  • The Influence of Art Expertise and Training on Emotion and Preference Ratings for Representational and Abstract Artworks

    Jorien van Paasschen;Francesca Bacci;David P. Melcher

  • Multiple oscillatory rhythms determine the temporal organization of perception.

    Luca Ronconi;Nikolaas N. Oosterhof;Claudia Bonmassar;David Melcher

  • Brain networks for visual creativity: A functional connectivity study of planning a visual artwork

    Nicola De Pisapia;Francesca Bacci;Danielle Parrott;David Melcher

  • The Role of Attentional Priority and Saliency in Determining Capacity Limits in Enumeration and Visual Working Memory

    David Melcher;Manuela Piazza;Manuela Piazza

  • The Role of Oscillatory Phase in Determining the Temporal Organization of Perception: Evidence from Sensory Entrainment.

    Luca Ronconi;David Melcher

  • Alpha-band sensory entrainment alters the duration of temporal windows in visual perception.

    Luca Ronconi;Niko A. Busch;David Melcher

  • Selective attention and the active remapping of object features in trans-saccadic perception.

    David Melcher

  • A Shared, Flexible Neural Map Architecture Reflects Capacity Limits in Both Visual Short-Term Memory and Enumeration

    André Knops;Manuela Piazza;Rakesh Sengupta;Evelyn Eger

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuela Piazza
Manuela Piazza University of Trento
Uri Hasson
Uri Hasson Princeton University
Nathan Weisz
Nathan Weisz University of Salzburg
Zoltán Vidnyánszky
Zoltán Vidnyánszky University of Vienna
Gustavo Deco
Gustavo Deco Pompeu Fabra University
Niko A. Busch
Niko A. Busch University of Münster
Alfonso Caramazza
Alfonso Caramazza Harvard University
Stefan Van der Stigchel
Stefan Van der Stigchel Utrecht University
Narayanan Srinivasan
Narayanan Srinivasan Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Alice S. Carter
Alice S. Carter University of Massachusetts Boston

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