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Karl R. Gegenfurtner

Karl R. Gegenfurtner

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Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
17987
World Ranking
2867
National Ranking
248

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
17078
World Ranking
1300
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Overview

Karl R. Gegenfurtner is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany and has an extensive research background in neuroscience and psychology. Their work predominantly focuses on the intersection of visual perception, color science, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research spans several main fields of study including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Within these broad areas, Gegenfurtner's expertise extends into various subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Gegenfurtner's research emphasis includes topics like:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Color perception and design
  • Color Science and Applications
  • Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
  • Multisensory perception and integration

The scientist has been a frequent contributor to several publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Vision
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A
  • Vision Research

Among Gegenfurtner's recent papers are:

  • "A change in perspective: The interaction of saccadic and pursuit eye movements in oculomotor control and perception," 2021, Vision Research
  • "Color for object recognition: Hue and chroma sensitivity in the deep features of convolutional neural networks," 2021, Vision Research
  • "Naturalness and aesthetics of colors - Preference for color compositions perceived as natural," 2021, Vision Research
  • "Colour Calibration of a Head Mounted Display for Colour Vision Research Using Virtual Reality," 2021, SN Computer Science
  • "Three Perceptual Dimensions for Specular and Diffuse Reflection," 2020, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception

Gegenfurtner has collaborated frequently with other researchers, notably including:

  • Alexander Goettker
  • Matteo Toscani
  • Doris I. Braun
  • Arash Akbarinia
  • Jing Chen

In recognition of their contributions to psychology and cognitive sciences, Karl R. Gegenfurtner was elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Grasping Visual Illusions: No Evidence for a Dissociation Between Perception and Action

    Volker H. Franz;K. R. Gegenfurtner;H. H. Bülthoff;M. Fahle

  • Memory modulates color appearance.

    Thorsten Hansen;Maria Olkkonen;Sebastian Walter;Karl R Gegenfurtner

  • Color Vision : From Genes to Perception

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Variability of eye movements when viewing dynamic natural scenes.

    Michael Dorr;Thomas Martinetz;Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Erhardt Barth

  • Cortical mechanisms of colour vision

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Eye movements and perception: a selective review.

    Alexander C. Schütz;Doris I. Braun;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements.

    Lore Thaler;Alexander C. Schütz;Melvyn A. Goodale;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Sensory and cognitive contributions of color to the recognition of natural scenes

    Karl R Gegenfurtner;Jochem Rieger

  • The contributions of color to recognition memory for natural scenes

    Felix A. Wichmann;Lindsay T. Sharpe;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Functional Properties of Neurons in Macaque Area V3

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Daniel C. Kiper;Jonathan B. Levitt

  • Color discrimination and adaptation.

    Krauskopf J;Gegenfurtner K

  • Effects of visual illusions on grasping

    Volker H. Franz;Manfred Fahle;Heinrich H. Bülthoff;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Processing of color, form, and motion in macaque area V2.

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Daniel C. Kiper;Suzanne B. Fenstemaker

  • Color appearance of familiar objects: effects of object shape, texture, and illumination changes.

    Maria Olkkonen;Thorsten Hansen;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Detection of animals in natural images using far peripheral vision

    Simon J. Thorpe;Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Michèle Fabre-Thorpe;Heinrich H. Bülthoff

  • Color perception in the intermediate periphery of the visual field.

    Thorsten Hansen;Lars Pracejus;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Time course of chromatic adaptation for color appearance and discrimination.

    Oliver Rinner;Karl R Gegenfurtner

  • Interaction of motion and color in the visual pathways

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Michael J. Hawken;Michael J. Hawken

  • Information transfer in iconic memory experiments.

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner;George Sperling

  • Chromatic Properties of Neurons in Macaque Area V2

    Daniel C. Kiper;Suzanne B. Fenstemaker;Karl R. Gegenfurtner

  • Contrast detection in luminance and chromatic noise.

    Karl R. Gegenfurtner;Daniel C. Kiper

  • Color vision.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Heinrich H. Bülthoff Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Hanspeter A. Mallot
Hanspeter A. Mallot University of Tübingen
Rolf Ulrich
Rolf Ulrich University of Tübingen
Felix A. Wichmann
Felix A. Wichmann University of Tübingen
Jan J. Koenderink
Jan J. Koenderink Delft University of Technology
Dirk Kerzel
Dirk Kerzel University of Geneva
Manfred Fahle
Manfred Fahle University of Bremen
Michael J. Hawken
Michael J. Hawken New York University
Frank Bremmer
Frank Bremmer Philipp University of Marburg
Erhardt Barth
Erhardt Barth University of Lübeck

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